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| ![]() Central govt placed orders (exact quantity unknown) for Kona EV. Power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh, and NTPC chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh have started using the Kona while few top officials at Niti Aayog too are keen to use Kona. Source: https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/n...595957018.html |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() Government of India places order for Kona Electric SUV - Post moved to new thread. |
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| ![]() Glad to see the Govt put its money where its mouth is. A good first step in the right direction. Whatever ones political views this is the most active Surface Transport Ministry I have seen in 40 years and their fall out effect on other Govt Dept's is visible. This trend could catch on fast and spread to other Dept's and to the State Govt.'s too. ![]() |
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| ![]() With all the rhetoric around patriotism, wouldn't they be better off with the Tigor EVs? A 25L SUV isn't exactly cheap. |
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| ![]() Wow. Quite a big win in terms of absolute brand-value for Hyundai! The vehicle looks good. |
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| ![]() Yes. However, it is also important that the car can satisfy the requirement of range and comfort rather than viewing only from a patriotic point of view. |
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Also, if Tata and Mahindra delivers with their upcoming Nexon, Altroz and XUV300 EVs, I am sure they will picked up by govt agencies as they will be much cheaper to purchase. | |
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| ![]() Huge round of praise to the government for this incentive! |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() Frankly, I respect the government for respecting market forces and merely not acting patriotic. They gave Tata and Mahindra a chance and they delivered duds. If the cars were even 80% capable of what the Kona delivers, it would have been worth a look. This hopefully will push Tata and Mahindra back to the drawing board! Last edited by ajmat : 21st October 2019 at 19:03. |
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| ![]() Never expected this giant fillip from the Government. They actually put their money where their mouth is, and picked up the 25 Lakh Kona! So this will replace few of the massive Innovas and Fortuners, I'm guessing. Great move! |
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| ![]() It’s also a question of market perception. Suppose TAta and Mahindra develop a competent EV that costs 26 lac on road, will Indians trust them with all that money? Just because it’s a Tata, we expect a car with 200 km usable range at half the cost of the Kona? Why so? |
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That's a risk the manufacturer has to take! No one as a customer can assure any brand that "you make this and we will definitely buy"! That is for the company to figure out. Nobody asked Tata to release an EV for under 10 lakhs. Infact this is an opportubity for Tata and Mahindra to go up the price ladder if they can come up with a competent product since there is not much of a direct competition. No offense, but going by your reason, we should be happy if we get a car with 50km range for less than 5 lakhs!! | |
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| ![]() are these bureaucrats going to drive the car themselves or expected to chauffeured around? Kona is not exactly rear seat friendly, so expecting a few complaints about that in future |
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