The salesperson agreed that the Mahindra BE 6E is also a brilliant package but it comes with NMC batteries and I should rethink about it.
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I visited a nearby Tata showroom which has both ICE and EV to get some doubts clarified about EVs. Sharing excerpts-
Major Doubt-
I will be shifting to a 15th-floor apartment in Sep 2025. Would the AC wall-mounted charger setup pose any challenge?
Response received from Salesperson
The charger setup is done by Tata Power and there are absolutely no issues. All process is completed in under 1 month, and there is little to no involvement needed from my end. The salesperson claimed that they have already installed many such chargers for individual Tata EV owners across Pune in highrise apartments. I have requested her to share the contact details of any such customer, as I want to verify this claim. I also mentioned that I would be OK with even a 15Amp socket installation to which the salesperson confidently said that you need not worry about slow charging, the AC charger would be easily installed without any hiccups.
Was this a Sales tactic, or is the situation not that bad in Pune?
My view on Curvv.ev
(2nd top variant. PS- this is only from a display vehicle since a test drive vehicle was not available)
Pros-
- Solid build quality. The doors, boot and Trunk do carry that THUNK.
- I liked those illuminated door handles. Definitely will help locate them in the dark (especially since they fit flush with the car).
- Ample ground clearance, no worry of the battery kissing the road imperfections (from Creta EV teases, it appears the battery is dangerously low considering the Creta ICE GC is only 190 mm).
- Leg room is ample and par for the course.
- Cavernous boot space is more than I need.
Cons-
- The floor is raised, giving poor underthigh support. This is even more amplified at the rear and was very uncomfortable for my 5’9 foot frame. Sat in the ICE version, which too faces the same issue, but was much more comfortable than the EV version.
- Headroom is tight for me if I sit in the rear centre position, as my hair brushed the roof liner. At the sides it was adequate, still felt a little hemmed in. At the front too it felt strictly adequate (this could be because I like driving with the seat set at the highest position).
- None of the power window switches (except one button on the driver side) is backlit. This is very disappointing in 2025. Even Creta ICE has this trend.
- There is a serious ergonomic flaw for the driver where the left knee kept hitting the centre console area and the footwell too felt a little cramped.
- The seat fabric felt very average and too much piano black plastic used on centre console. I am not sure if even the top variant has the same.
Salesperson response on comparison with BE 6E-
She tried justifying that BE6E’s unlimited warranty is actually a demerit considering BE6E carries NMC batteries (as per her) which require more maintenance and will prove costlier to maintain than the LFP ones on Tata. I tried correcting her but she was very adamant that BE6E does not have an LFP battery.
Apart from this she too agreed it’s a brilliant package as well and there are no imminent flaws as of now, but asked me to rethink because of the NMC batteries used in BE6E.
Tata needs to train their salesperson better on this. Pretty sure such lies won’t get them anywhere and may even hamper interest since the customer would think if the salesperson lies, what will happen after sales?
Discount offered
She mentioned as per year-end discount there was a discount of 75K-80K for Curvv.ev. Exact discount would only be conveyed as and when my delivery date is finalized (I had mentioned I will need the car 2 months from now).
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