Hello Autocar India, I am planning to buy a car for daily driving, 95% in the city, but I am confused between a small petrol automatic and the Tiago EV.

Autocar India

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Go for the Tata Tiago EV. With 95% of your usage in the city, its silent and smooth automatic drive, along with a 200 to 230 km real-world city range, will suit your daily urban commutes best. This is, of course, assuming you have access to charging at home or your workplace, as relying on public chargers is not very convenient.

While the medium-range variant would also suffice for your city's needs, you could consider the long-range instead if your budget allows. This way you will need fewer charges per week, and it would be more handy on the odd occasion when you do travel outside the city. Furthermore, as batteries age, their capacity and thus the car's driving range will drop. With the Long Range variant, this would be better offset.

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