Electric Car vs Petrol Car Detailed Comparison

As we all know electric vehicle adoption increasing day by day so here we bring a detailed comparison between electric car vs petrol car we include a total of 5 factors which are Fuel cost, Maintenance cost, Usability, performance, and Price.

Electric car vs Petrol car comparison

Here we are going to compare two Cars from the same company that are TATA Nexon EV and TATA Nexon Petrol, We choose the same variants of both Cars XZ+ for Electric and XZA+ for Petrol cars.

Price Comparison

Here we compare the Ex-showroom price of Petrol cars and electric cars, In India Tata Nexon is the most popular SUV under 15 Lakh and it’s available in the Electric variant as well so we take Tata Nexon EV and Tata Nexon Petrol.

Cars	Ex-Showroom price
Tata Nexon EV XZ+	16,20,000 INR
Tata Nexon XZA+	12,49,900 INR

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Fuel Cost

We compare fuel cost on the basis of 1000kms running and we calculate the cost of 1000kms running with both vehicles, here are the comparison

Tata Nexon EV	Cost
Charging cost	16 Rs/kW
Battery capacity	30.2 kWh
Range	312 Kms
100 km running cost	160 Rs
1000 km running cost	1600 Rs

Tata Nexon Petrol	Cost
1lit fuel cost	110 Rs
mileage	20kmpl
100 km running cost	550 Rs
1000 km running cost	5500 Rs

As per the above data you can save 39,000 Rs on Electric cars every 10,000 km compared to Petrol cars, This data is applicable when you charge electric cars on any third-party fast charger If you charge it at Home then costs will reduce drastically.

Tata Nexon EV	Cost
Charging cost	7 Rs/kW
Battery capacity	30.2 kWh
Range	312 Kms
100 km running cost	70 Rs
1000 km running cost	700 Rs

Performance

As we know Electric vehicles have powerful motor which gives insane torque on demand but they have less top speed compared to the same price range Petrol car, here is a detailed comparison between Electric car vs petrol car.

Specs	Nexon EV	Nexon Petrol
Max power	129 PS	120 PS
Max torque	245 Nm	170 Nm
0-100 acceleration	9.9 seconds	18 Seconds
Top speed	120 km/h	180 km/h
Official page	Tata Nexon EV	Tata Nexon Petrol

Maintenance Cost

As we know Electric vehicle didn’t have mechanical/moving parts it only has a Motor and battery as the main component, because fewer mechanical parts reduce drastically and it’s required yearly checkup that’s it.

When we talk about Petrol cars they required service every 10000kms and mechanical parts cost also increase service to service.

Usability

In Usability factors, Petrol cars are way better than Electric cars because of their convenience and we can take them anywhere on the planet without any range anxiety. But in an Electric car, we have to take care of the range and charging station which makes it not that great.

Conclusion

If you live in Metro cities and your max travel is in Cities only then you should go for an Electric car without any doubt, but if you travel state to state and city to the village then Electric cars are not made for you because in India Electric charging station are still in development and they growing slowly.

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