I drove Mini Petrol in Bangalore for the first time and I immediately fell in 🥰 with it but the price of this car is so crazy that I can't even think about it.
With all these ev options in our market, I feel India has missed a step in between - the range of hybrids. Considering the limited charging infrastructure available here, the hybrids would've made the transition much smoother.
Hybrids are available in US and EU market for a long time now but it doesn't make much sense cost-wise in Indian market, look at the sales of Toyota Prius and Camry overseas. Hybrid tech is more complex with more moving parts resulting in higher selling prices. Indians will see that I am getting just about 5-8 kmpl more mileage than a normal petrol car with almost 3-5 lacs more premium than we'll do our life calculations and not buy a hybrid 🤣 On the other hand, a Pure EV with about 3-5 lac margin makes much more sense for those whose daily driving is about 50-100 kms.
200km Range is pure garbage Minis are already hard to justify and now this Dual motors with double the battery size would have been actually a deal Though it would be a lot more heavy but it's a hatchback so they could have improved it a lot more
You don’t need that kind of range … for 90% of cars a daily range of 300km is good enough and for 95% 500km per day(therefore per charge ) is good enough
evs in passenger segment have no future, a person who can buy a mini for 50 lacks can't pay for petrol?? evs should be solely used for commercial segment, it will reduce fuel burden n improve air quality as well!!
The range should have been more...much much more! without charging points/stations in our roads and highways, these ev's would be a headache to drive. Range is very less, no matter the fun factor. In the end of the day the owner will be looking for charging places to recharge and with everything we have right now, it's not enough to buy or own a car with less range. The range will further decrease with bags and passengers in the car. The price of this car doesn't match the range. I really wish and pray that car makers across the range, make EV's with much much better range at least 500+ km range. I know iam saying something "unthinkable", "ridiculous" but i just read in a article that mercedes has launched a car having 1000+ km range in one single charge(i don't know if it's true or not)so if they can do it why can't these other car manufacturers??...and why isn't the price dropping for EV's in india?? why is it always on the expensive side?? and even when it is available it's having a price tag of 10 to 12 lakhs!! with a range of 250+km(not sure). What's the point? is the govt suddenly giving everyone a central govt. job? or is everyone having a starting salary, average starting salary of 70 to 80000 per month??i don't really think so. Iam sorry, i just opened up. Sorry! thank you ma'am for your extensive input and advice. I have always loved your reviews. Thank you so much for your hard work. Take care. Stay safe.
It's not the range that is an issue. It's the availablity of fast charging stations. Charging stations for every 5 km along the highways is the best thing to do rather than breaking head about increasing the range. Moreover higher range means higher battery cost as well.
Someone who has enough cars and don’t mind a low range EV in the garage, for occasional use or for kids, or just to fill the parking space, mainly as a status symbol and show that they care for the environment among their circle, well they are the target audience.
What we need in India are affordable electric hatchbacks that will be the one the market most wants, a range of 300 kms in normal conditions would be the sweet spot. The mini electric is a fine car butbat 47 lacs it will find onlyna few takers
In Canada this car costs CAD 40000 or 24 lakh Indian rupees…..why is our government taking so much import duties….it’s berserk and that too for an electric car.
The customer base of both cars are different. People buy mini cooper as a novelty or for their wives to go for errands around the city while they have a Mercedes for their Commute. MG is a common man car.
Yes I think it's a bit overpriced and I wish it had more range, but you buy it bcoz it's a Mini and it drives like one. It's exciting to drive and it's *feels* better than other cars.
I own a tigor ev and it has got better range🤣🤣.. With 50% percent battery I can ride around 150kms and with ac on around 120kms also it costed me around 13lakhs..🤣🤣 why mini why only 160kms?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
