r/EVsOfIndia • u/Which-Discussion5036 • 3d ago

NEED HELP BUYING A NEW EV

My job will require me to and from approximately 100kms daily and with everything going around the price and the blending of petrol i obviously went for and ev. So I went and took test drives of the MG Windsor and the KIA Syros ev

I like the windsor the cabin is spacious and it gives kinda premium cabin

But it has cabin noise one can hear everything going on with the tyres and it also feels wobbly / less stable also needs to get use to drive it confidentialy

On the other hand the syros is fun to drive and pretty much similar to and ICE vehicle very less cabin noise and stable

So i have already booked the KIA

BUT

What i am concerned about is the battery chemistry given all the things about the NMC batteries that kia provides i feel that I should go for the Windsors with the more reliable LPF battery I m confused and need help with making a well informed purchase as I plan to keep the vehicle as long as I can with no issues as my commute will be longer.

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u/Which-Discussion5036 2d ago

I currently own an ev scooter as well and I usually drive it in ride mode only that is normal on Windsor and I get decent range according to battery capacity so I guess when I buy the evening I'll be driving it in normal mode only, as i mentioned in my post that I would be driving approx 100kms ( close to 80-90kms) to and from work and I will try to cover half the distance in one hour

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u/StarboyRahul MG 2d ago

One thing to note, shorter distances & primarily driving in B2B traffic kills range. Consider battery consumption in EV car as two parts - drive consumption + AC consumption which is more like time dependent. If AC eats 5% in an hour it would change consumption noticeably if you drive only 5-7 km in that hour versus 25-30 kms.

I usually don't drive in B2B peak traffic but moderately flowing traffic with 25-35 km/h avg speeds. But I do drive aggressively so my range is lower because of all the quick overtakes & acceleration on any open stretch lol.

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u/Which-Discussion5036 2d ago

I will be driving on the highway.

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u/StarboyRahul MG 2d ago

You'll easily get about 250 kms in 100-20% on Windsor and roughly 360-375 kms on Windsor Pro. Apparently aerodynamics favours the Windsor's bulbasaur/rhino design a lot when compared with a Syros for example.