The Tata Punch EV has been in development for quite some time now. Tata has finally opened bookings for the Punch.EV at a price of ₹21,000/-. The launch date and price of the new EV has not been confirmed yet. The Punch.EV has been built on an all-new architecture dubbed as acti.EV.
Acti.EV
acti.ev is Tata.EV’s first pure EV architecture. The acronym stands for Advanced Connected Tech – Intelligent Electric Vehicle Architecture. The Punch.EV and upcoming Tata.EV vehicles will be based on the same platform. Tata.EV will launch 5 products on this platform in the next 18 months. The architecture is made up of four layers, the powertrain which now supports FWD, RWD and AWD, the chassis which can support multiple body styles and sizes, the electrical architecture which can support ADAS level 2 and V2L & V2V charging and finally the cloud architecture which will support the Arcade.EV app suite.
Punch.EV – What to Expect?
Though the Punch.EV is based on the new acti.ev platform, the body style (chassis) will be shared with the petrol Punch. However, in terms of styling, there are quite a few changes. The car has a refreshed look and we can see a lot of elements inspired by the Nexon EV. It gets the connected LED DRL on the front, flanked by LED projector headlamps. We expect it to get LED taillamps as well with a connected LED at the rear like the Nexon.EV.
Inside, there will be the new 10.25-inch display for the infotainment system and a 10.25-inch digital cockpit on the higher variants. New features include a 360-view camera, leatherette seats, EPB, etc.
Variants
Here are all the variants with their feature list:
Smart:
- LED Headlamps
- Smart Digital DRLs
- Multi-mode Regen
- ESP
- 6 Airbags
Adventure (in addition to features of smart):
- Cruise Control
- Front Fog Lamps with Cornering
- 17.78 cm Infotainment by HARMANTM
- Android AutoTM & Apple CarPlayTM
- EPB with Autohold (Only Long Range)
- Jeweled Control Knob (Only Long Range)
- Sunroof Option Available
Empowered (in addition to features of adventure):
- R16 Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels
- Air Purifier with AQI Display
- Auto Fold ORVM
- 17.78 cm Digital Cockpit
- SOS Function
- 26.03 cm HD Infotainment by HARMAN
- Sunroof Option Available
- Dual Tone Body Color
Empowered+ (in addition to features of empowered):
- Leatherette Seats
- 360 Camera Surround View System
- Blind Spot View Monitor
- Ventilated Front Seats
- Arcade.ev -App Suite
- Wireless Smart Phone Charger
- 26.03 cm Digital Cockpit