Tata Harrier.EV ‘Real World’ Range Revealed By Test Driver

Tata unveiled their upcoming Harrier.ev at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo this year. While the manufacturer did showcase the production-ready version of the Harrier.ev, we are yet to know any details related to the battery, range, and price of this upcoming SUV. We have now come across a post on Team-BHP where the test driver of a Tata Harrier.ev has revealed the real-world driving range of the upcoming Harrier.ev.

The images have been shared by a user on Team-BHP. The user mentions that he spotted the Tata Harrier.ev at a charging station, and the test driver was kind enough to give him a chance to look around the vehicle. This is actually surprising, as we have usually seen test drivers being rude to people who try to click pictures of the car.

The Harrier.ev was plugged into a charger, and as per the display, the state of charge (SOC) was 99 percent. The charger had dispensed 71.67 kWh of power, and it was plugged in for almost 80 minutes. This means the SUV was running low on charge when it arrived at the station. From the image, it looks like the SUV seen here was the Harrier.ev with the 75 kWh battery pack.

The person who clicked the image even spoke to the test driver about the car and got the real-world driving range of the Harrier.ev from him. The instrument cluster on the Harrier.ev was showing a range of 490 km with 99 percent charge. We assume that the certified range of the Harrier.ev is going to be around 500-510 km.

The driver told the person that the electric SUV has been offering around 400-420 km of range in the real world. People who have reacted to this thread have been saying that this is actually too low for an SUV that comes with a 75 kWh battery pack. We feel the test driver is not lying about the driving range because the Tata Harrier.ev is a heavy SUV.

It is also one of the first electric SUVs from Tata Motors to get an AWD system. Tata has not revealed the official power figures of the Harrier.ev, but it is expected to generate about 500 Nm of peak torque and around 350 Bhp. Tata will be offering the Harrier.ev with both single- and dual-motor options.

This means there will be a 2WD version. We are not sure if the SUV spotted here was the AWD version or not. For an SUV as large as the Harrier.ev, we feel the 400-420 km real-world range is actually decent. The 2WD version might offer slightly more range than the AWD version.

Coming to the Harrier.ev, it uses the same platform as its ICE counterpart, but the Land Rover-derived Omega platform has been heavily modified for electrification. While the Harrier.ev is inspired by the ICE version, there are a few EV-specific changes. The SUV gets a closed front grille with tweaked bumpers.

The eSUV gets new alloy wheels, LED tail lamps, a twin-spoke steering wheel with an illuminated Tata logo, a floating-type center console, a digital instrument cluster, seat ventilation, and more. The SUV would also get a panoramic sunroof, electronic parking brake, leatherette upholstery, ADAS, and many other features.

The Tata Harrier.ev will compete with the likes of the Mahindra BE.06, the recently launched Hyundai Creta Electric, and the upcoming Maruti eVitara. Tata is expected to price the Harrier.ev competitively, with an estimated range of ₹25 lakh to ₹30 lakh.