MG Windsor EV - Cost of Ownership compared against Sonet, Venue, 3XO, Brezza and Nexon

MG Windsor EV truly created turbulence successful the marketplace for EVs.

I cognize it is been weeks aft the motorboat of the Windsor EV and I decided to constitute lone erstwhile we person immoderate decent accusation to pen down that tin assistance radical decide/know amended astir the Windsor.

What's successful favour of Windsor amidst the ICE competition?
To me, its biggest positive is its ~4.3m length, wheelbase (2.7m) which is much than Creta (which is 2.61m) which is 3L costlier, spacious interior, premium interior finish, tech-packed infotainment units, aero lounge comfy seats, and of people the charismatic "introductory" pricing of 9.99L without the outgo of the battery.

What does the 9.99L variant offers customers:
MG has 3 variants - Excite, Exclusive & Essence.
It is the Ex-Showroom terms of Excite that is becoming the speech of the town.

Let america spot what it offers:
1. 136ps and 200Nm Electric Motor,
2. Spacious compartment that is simply a byproduct of the 4.3m length, 2,1m width and 2.7m wheelbase,
3. LED automatic Headlamps (cornering LEDs are reserved for the higher variants) & LED Tail lamps,
4. R17 Steel Wheels with Wheel Covers,
5. Flush Door handles,
6. Plastic Dashboards with arm-rest unsocial covered successful leather,
7. Fabric Seats with adjustable headrests for some beforehand and back(Honda City are you hearing!!) & ISO Fix Mounts on with 60:40 for the rear,
8. 7" LCD Digtal instrumentality clump and the 10.1" infotainment portion (what we spot successful the media drives are 8.8" LCD clump and 15.4" infotainment FYR)
9. Tilt and telescopic steering with Cruise Control and E-Shifter,
10. Smart Entry System & PEPS,
11. All powerfulness windows with one-touch up and down,
12. Fully automatic climatic control.
13. Rain Sensing Wipers

Above all, what excites maine successful this Excite variant is the 6Airbags, ESP, Hill Start Assist, Hill Decent Control, 3-point spot belts, spot loop reminder for each seats, ISO Fix mounts, disc brakes connected each 4 wheels, EPB and Indirect TPMS.

The lone downside astir Windsor is its Chinese stakes successful the brand, the Chinese car (Cloud EV) it is based arsenic it does bring a polarising beforehand looks and a spot of a Crossover + MPV styling. JSW concern is boiling down the Chinese aversion that customers towards the brand. Hope this continues to improve.

I person made a tiny video connected the speedy walkaround collage and the outgo of owning a Windsor EV compared to the accepted ICE cars.
Here is the nexus to the video -

Let america look astatine the financing options shared by MG archetypal (thanks to V3Cars for this):

Here is simply a speedy byte connected the financing options:

So for anybody who is going to thrust >1,500kms, it makes consciousness for them to choose, Hero oregon Vidyut. I americium skeptical astir that 9% involvement complaint that these fiscal vendors are mentioning (if it is simply a fluctuating Rate of Interest oregon a fixed one). Moreover, what is the tenure for which this rental volition beryllium applicable is chartless arsenic well.

MG needs to clarify the supra on with the enactment for the customers to bargain Windsor with the outgo of artillery packaged successful their ex-showroom. I presume the basal 9.99L pricing volition spell up to 12.99-13.49L including the outgo of battery.

Below is simply a speedy workout made comparing MG Windsor EV's outgo of ownership against the ICE successful the aforesaid terms bracket.

Straight-up, if the moving is <1.5k km a period and your drives are road dependent, Windsor whitethorn not beryllium the apt conveyance for you.

Points considered are below:
For Windsor EV:
1. A Loan Amount of 6L is considered for a 5-year tenure. This brings retired to beryllium costing 12.7k/month oregon 1.52L/year for the owner
2. Battery Rental: 3.5rs/km is considered for 2,000kms of running. That equates to 84k/year.
3. Maintainance Cost: 0.3p/km is considered since this is an EV that equates to 7.2k/year (for 24k km running). This has disc brakes connected each 4 wheels. We tin expect a 5k for brake pads each 25k km.
4. Charging Cost: Even though MG has announced a 1year escaped charging successful their connected network, I decided to relationship for the charging outgo from the archetypal year. Considered an 11rs/unit and scope of 230kms. This brings it to 43.6k/year for the 24k running. (Of course, yes, we volition beryllium charging astatine 20%, and our afloat complaint volition instrumentality 33 units astir but inactive decided to spell with this).
5. An added vantage is these EVs bash not travel with a Manual. For examination immoderate ICE compact cross-over (well! They are not existent SUVs isn't it, anticipation it does not wounded anybody's feelings) that has a DCT, iMT, and TC retails astatine a terms of 13.5Lks.

All this sums up to 2.80lks/year for moving MG Windsor 24k km.

Now fto america spot the outgo of owning an ICE car successful the aforesaid terms bracket:
1. Loan Amount of 6L is considered for 5 years tenure. This brings retired to beryllium costing 12.7k/month oregon 1.52L/year for the owner.
3. Maintainance Cost: 0.6p/km is considered since this is an EV that equates to 14.4k/year (for 24k km running). Few cars similar 3XO person disc brakes connected each 4 wheels. We tin expect a 5k for brake pads each 25k km.
4. Fuel Cost: Considered an optimistic 16kmpl with the Petrol Price of 101.17 (TN). This lands to 12.6k/month oregon 1.51Lks for the owner.

All this sums up to 3.18lks/year for moving an ICE car for 24k km.

With this, the proprietor gets a ~40k vantage of owning an EV similar Windsor each twelvemonth with the luxury of owning a 4.3m larger car with an unlimited artillery warranty.

40k/year is simply a decent redeeming for anybody who is looking for a car successful that terms bracket provided their usage is wrong the metropolis mostly and bash occasional planned road drives.

Also, determination volition beryllium considerations wherever we tin amusement the involvement paid for the acquisition of an EV nether 80EEB successful the taxation filing

Notably, What adds much outgo to owning an ICE is the spending connected the engine, clutch+gearbox, transmission fluids, and different ICE-related deterioration and teardrop implicit semipermanent ownership of an ICE car.

Bhpians anticipation the examination that I person made makes sense. Do stock your thoughts connected the thread.