Pics & report: EV Day at Tata Motors Pune Factory and Test Track

After the Weld Shop, we were taken to the test track within the premises to witness the upcoming Harrier.ev in action.

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Earlier this year, Tata Motors announced that its EV sales had crossed the 2 lakh unit milestone.. The company also recorded the fastest EV drive from Kashmir to Kanyakumari with the Curvv.ev setting 20 national records. To celebrate these achievements, the carmaker invited the media, influencers and owners of its EVs to visit its manufacturing facility in Pune.

After an introduction and awards function, we were given a quick tour of the Harrier Weld Shop. Here are some images from the tour.

Safety instructions are clearly mentioned at the entrance:

Tata Motors' culture credo:

Pictures of the two most iconic leaders of the company with a Safari bodyshell passing over:

The GNCAP 5-star rated bodyshell of the Safari:

A lot of the plant is automated...

...with robots doing most of the work:

The bodyshell on the assembly line:

Doors are kept ready...

...and fitted on the bodyshell:

The bonnet being fitted on a Harrier bodyshell...

...and the tailgate:

After the Weld Shop, we were taken to the test track within the premises to witness the upcoming Harrier.ev in action.

One side of the track has two ramps, a water pit and a rough section:

To start with, the Harrier.evs came over the steeper ramp...

...parked in front of us...

...and went up the same ramp again:

Then, they came over the less steep ramp:

Next, they went over to the other side of the track, which is round and drove in circles at high speed:

To end with, they performed synchronised moves around the cones kept in a line along the middle of the track:

Here's a video of the same.

Disclaimer: Tata Motors invited Team-BHP for the factory visit. They covered all the travel expenses for this event.

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