[antz.bin]

Hi The Apex

My family is in the middle of a similar car hunt.

Regarding Curvv and Nexon back seat experience, your experience is in tune with what my family experienced.

They also tried out the Punch, Windsor and XUV400. This is the ranking in terms of back seat comfort.

1. Punch ev
2. XUV 400
3. Windsor
4. Nexon
5. Curvv

What the Tata SA said is absolutely the opposite of what he was supposed to. You need at least 1 AC slow charge after a max of 4 DC fast charges. Continuous DC charging will hurt the battery, not AC charging.

[electric_eel]

Originally Posted by The_Apex

Dear Members

But the sales advisor has put me in a dilemma with respect to charging. As per him : " Continued slow charging will reduce battery longevity and one has to use DC fast charge once after 4 slow charging. Or else battery will degrade and warranty too may get breached incase battery capacity reduces due to continuous slow charging".

The sales advisor is completely wrong. I think he just rote learned something from the training session and completely mixed it up. You can check the user manual of NExon EV that is available online or any of the EVs (NMC or LFP based ones). Slow charging is always the best. I myself has only fast charged may be 5-6 times in my 2 years and 37K km of ownership of Nexon EV.

[tumordox]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

Hi The Apex

What the Tata SA said is absolutely the opposite of what he was supposed to. You need at least 1 AC slow charge after a max of 4 DC fast charges. Continuous DC charging will hurt the battery, not AC charging.

Done 6000kms in 2 months, always charges with the 7.2kw charger which came along with the car. 7.2 AC charging is slow charging and no issues so far, never charged with DC chargers , even though i have a standing free recharge offer expiring in 4 months,

[Sabyasworld]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

What the Tata SA said is absolutely the opposite of what he was supposed to. You need at least 1 AC slow charge after a max of 4 DC fast charges. Continuous DC charging will hurt the battery, not AC charging.

Adding to this, whenever you charge LFP batteries, its recommended to charger till 100% for the BMS to properly balance the cells and calibrate the overall SOC. For the TD car, this might have been one of the issues where frequent opportunity charging cycles have screwed up the BMS calibration.

[Jazzybala]

Originally Posted by The_Apex

But the sales advisor has put me in a dilemma with respect to charging. As per him : " Continued slow charging will reduce battery longevity and one has to use DC fast charge once after 4 slow charging. Or else battery will degrade and warranty too may get breached incase battery capacity reduces due to continuous slow charging".

But he affirmed that his judgement is based on the TD vehicle which was slow charged only and after a year it is showing reduced range in full charge.

Originally Posted by Sabyasworld

Adding to this, whenever you charge LFP batteries, its recommended to charger till 100% for the BMS to properly balance the cells and calibrate the overall SOC. For the TD car, this might have been one of the issues where frequent opportunity charging cycles have screwed up the BMS calibration.

Like Sabya says, it's more important that battery is charged to 100%, than just simply doing an AC slow charge after 4 DC charges. While DC charging generally has more deg than AC charging, it is at constant high charging speeds of over 1.5C, at least that's my understanding of the data presented.

Most cars in our market offer slightly less than that and also the car and charger work together to modulate the charging speed to ensure that the power is recieved at the most efficient and safe rate at any given SOC. So for most practical cases, the cell balancing outweights the effect of high charging rate when it comes to battery degradation for our cars.

[mayank4823]

I have booked a Kylaq but now also considering the Creative 45 variant of the NexonEV. This will be replacing my secondary car which is a 10
year old WagonR. Between this and the Kylaq, my office commute of 40kms daily will be significantly cheaper with the Nexon EV.

[Jazzybala]

Originally Posted by mayank4823

I have booked a Kylaq but now also considering the Creative 45 variant of the NexonEV. This will be replacing my secondary car which is a 10
year old WagonR. Between this and the Kylaq, my office commute of 40kms daily will be significantly cheaper with the Nexon EV.

If all you are looking for is a beater commuter car within the city, a Punch.EV would be a better option for you, imo.

[Staraptor]

Hi all,
I have tried charging my Nexon EV thrice so far. All the 3 times, I've received the "LV battery charging" symbol


Is this normal? I tried reaching out to my SA who connected me to the service centre technician - as per him, there's nothing to worry about.

This is what the user manual states:



Regards,
Staraptor.

[Jazzybala]

Originally Posted by Staraptor

Hi all,
I have tried charging my Nexon EV thrice so far. All the 3 times, I've received the "LV battery charging" symbol
Is this normal? I tried reaching out to my SA who connected me to the service centre technician - as per him, there's nothing to worry about.
Regards,
Staraptor.

Hi Staraptor,
This is indeed normal and nothing to worry about, as long as it does go away when the vehicle is fully turned on and ready to drive, much like an ICE car.

As i understand, our LV battery is also charged when the main battery is charged, hence the symbol.

On a side note, what is your sanctioned load? 4hrs for less about 50% indicates close 6kw charging rate, which is pretty much the highest it can go in real life.

[Staraptor]

Originally Posted by Jazzybala

Hi Staraptor,
On a side note, what is your sanctioned load? 4hrs for less about 50% indicates close 6kw charging rate, which is pretty much the highest it can go in real life.

Thanks Jazzybala! I've not gotten the home charger installed yet since I stay on rent. Office has chargers.
This was at a mall, on an AC 7.2 kW charger.

[atin001]

Hello, considering Nexon ev empowered 45. Any major issues with respect to this model?

Also would appreciate any price guidance in Bangalore.
thanks

[Jazzybala]

Originally Posted by atin001

Hello, considering nexon ev empowered 45. Any major issues wrt this model?

also would appreciate any price guidance in Bangalore.
thanks

Hi Atin,

No major issues that are specific to this model. Most of the issues are legacy Tata issues but credit where due, many of the legacy issues have been addressed as well with this.

Have sent you a DM on the pricing and contact information.

[atin001]

Originally Posted by Jazzybala

Hi Atin,

No major issues that are specific to this model. Most of the issues are legacy Tata issues but credit where due, many of the legacy issues have been addressed as well with this.

Have sent you a DM on the pricing and contact information.

Thanks very much! Will certainly get in touch with the contact you mentioned.

[tumordox]

I am using the empowered plus version, no major niggles in the past 2 months and 6000 plus kms. Some quirks specific to my model I noticed are
1. Regards to the front windshield wiper, it gets activated in 3 steps, 1st step for auto wiper, second for continuous slow wiping and the 3rd for continuous and fast wiping. In Empowered plus wiper is auto, so the in the first step , the wiper turns on in the auto mode. It has a mind of its own, often bearing slow and often high, it becomes problematic in slow drizzle or mist where slow intermittent wiping is required , 1st step is erratic and the second one is too fast.
2 No sensitivity setting for auto headlights , that too has a mind of its own
Any work arounds for these issues ?

[Staraptor]

1,000 kms done

Following is a pros and cons list of my experience:

Cons:

1. The driving position (at 5'10 and a healthy built) feels a bit cramped, haven't yet been able to nail the driving position, especially after my dad (5'6) drives. It's alternatively very comfortable at times.
2. My foot hurts during long drives- I guess it's a matter of my foot resting neither on the brake or accelerator pedal to enjoy the benefits of regen.
3. Turn indicators at times blink at twice the speed
4. Can hear rattling over rumble strips
5. The speakers seem to "crack" at higher volumes, or lower volumes with high bass. Even generally, I LOVE my bass, but I've actually EQed the bass to be -4. It's quite impressive when it doesn't crack.
6. The rear seatbelt reminder indicator is a challenge to deal with especially when three people sit behind, the shoulder room is already tight.
7. Wireless Android auto works flawlessly 90% of the times, but reconnects every 20 seconds in those 10%, which is infuriating.
8. The AC is an absolute chiller at 26.5° with 1 fan speed, but throws WARM air when you set it to 27°C as you feel cold. Not sure if the compressor cuts off properly.
9. No light in the rear
10. Blind spot monitor is useless when indicating right, since the display is on the left and you'd organically look at right when taking such a turn. Wish an option to display it on the instrument cluster comes through an OTA, like in the Curvv.
11. Ergonomics in the cabin, and no cupholders.

The pros:
1. Ride quality - in one word, brilliant. The car literally floats (in a good way) over smooth roads and glides over bad surfaces.
2. The AC: Besides the problem above, has been absolutely brilliant even at the rear seat. Something I couldn't say in my Seltos.
The 2 above reasons are the biggest cons of my Seltos, and a reason why I didn't consider the Windsor.
3. The navigation in the instrument cluster is brilliant.
4. Ventilated seats work very well, better than on my Seltos.
5. Regen also works well and is quite predictable.
6. NVH is great, and it made my Seltos feel UNREFINED, something I have never felt before.
7. The acceleration in sports mode is exhilarating.
8. Range so far has been ~330kms, which is great
9. No major niggles as on date, and I hope it stays that way (fingers crossed)
10. 0 running cost till date thanks to free charging at office
11. I know it doesn't affect the safety per se- but the tank like build quality is reassuring. The 5 star safety rating is a cherry on the cake.
12. The wireless charger, suprisingly, is absolutely PERFECT for my S23 Ultra. The phone just about fits and reliably charges. Almost like it's tailor made for the Samsung ultra phones. Tried it on my friend's iphone 15 and it didn't stay still. It's fast enough for wireless charging and does have a cooling vent too.