Tata Motors has taken the wraps off the Mercury in the personal passenger car segment with the Tigor EV, its second electric model after the Nexon EV. The auto company’s Nexon EV has been a huge success, and has a 70 percent share in the domestic electric vehicle market. The Tigor EV is powered by the company’s high voltage electric architecture, Ziptron and has been developed on the basis of technology, convenience and safety.

Vivek Srivastava, Head of Marketing, Passenger & Electric Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors said, “India was one of the early adopters of EVs in the last few years, but now the demand for EVs is increasing. Due to the hugely successful experience of Nexon EVs, it can be confidently said that EVs are fast becoming mainstream.”

Tata Motors has opened the bookings for the new Tigor EV starting at Rs 21,000 at select dealerships, with deliveries expected to start from August 31. It is believed that this car will be able to give a range of up to 250km in a single charge and its price can be fixed within 15 lakhs. The automaker claims that the new car with Ziptron technology will deliver better performance than the outgoing model. It gets an IP67 26 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Its electric powertrain generates power of 73.75 hp and torque of 170 Nm. The new Tigor EV car can accelerate from 0 to 60 kmph in 5.7 seconds. The battery will also have a warranty of 8 years or 1 lakh 60 thousand kilometer.