The main problem with electric cars is that they take longer to charge. To get rid of this irony, fast charging tech has emerged as useful as smartphone fast chargers.
MG Comet EV, the country's cheapest electric car, was so far only available with a slow charger. But this time the car has come to the market with fast charging technology. The feature is available on Excite FC and Exclusive FC variants. The prices have been kept at Rs 8.24 lakh and Rs 9.14 lakh (ex-showroom) respectively.
Added
to MG Comet EV is fast charging technology
The
new FC model replaces the previous Push, Play and Pace as Executive, Excite and
Exclusive. The addition of 7.4 AC fast charging reduces the charging time to
3.5 hours. Where previously it took 7 hours to fully charge the battery with a
3.3 KW AC charger. However, the 17.3 kWh battery pack will give the same 230 km
range on a full charge.
The
fast-charging variants have got some new features. Like – Rear Disc Brake,
Electronic Parking Brake, Electronic Stability Control, Hill Hold Control, Body
Color Finished Electric Foldable Rear View Mirror and Creep Mode.
Comet
EV's top spec variant Exclusive FC will cost Rs 56,000 more than before. The
two-door electric hatchback will produce a maximum of 42 bhp and 110 Nm of
torque from its electric motor. The top variant now comes equipped with more
features to boost the Tata Tiago EV. However, as before, the executive variant
i.e. the base model can be bought for Tk 5.99 lakh (ex-showroom).