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Gandikota Naveen

•3d

Regarding the JSW Jetour T2 PHEV (380 hp variant), when the battery charge level drops to around 20%, how much power and torque does the vehicle deliver in real-world conditions? Please clarify.

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Autocar India

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•14m

There isn’t an official power or torque figure published for the JSW Jetour T2 PHEV (380 hp) at 20% battery, and this model is not officially on sale in India right now, so data here is limited.

What you can expect in the real world is this: The headline 380 hp is the combined output when the engine and the electric motor work together with a healthy battery. At around 20% charge, most plug-in hybrids keep a small reserve so the motor can still help with quick starts and short bursts. But the car will not hold peak power for long. In steady driving or repeated hard pulls, output will feel much closer to the engine’s own power, and torque will drop as the motor’s boost is reduced. 

So, for a ballpark, look up the engine-only power and torque in the brochure - that is roughly what you’ll get once the battery is low, with a brief extra shove from the motor when you press hard.

 

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Gandikota Naveen

•4m

So, ultimately, when the battery in this car is at 20 percent, it doesn't produce 380 HP of power—is that what you were trying to say?

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Posted on: 12 Apr 2026