Tata Avinya electric concept car unveiled

Tata Electric’s latest creation is a take on maximising space, comfort, and driving experience based on urban mobility-inspired design based on Tata’s 3rd-gen EV platform.

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited has taken the wraps off the Avinya electric concept car. The vehicle is based on Tata’s 3rd generation architecture for Electric Vehicles, which will underpin future electric vehicles. The car has been designed with urban mobility in mind, and takes leaps in the direction by using a design that has been engineered for maximum space and ease of mobility in urban spaces. The car will hit the market by 2025.

Designed by taking inspiration from a Catamaran- a multi-hulled boat, and visually the Avinya has massive proportions that have been packaged in a design that has elements of a hatchback, SUV and MPV. The wheels have been moved to the extreme corners, to free up space inside the cabin. Tata’s new design signature also makes its debut with the Avinya, the new T-shaped separated LED DRLs both front and rear add a unique identity to the car. In a bid to maximise space, there are Butterfly doors that eliminate the need for a B-pillar.

Inside, the cabin resembles today’s electric concept cars bar in one category-screens. The Avinya has been made screenless to reduce distractions, and only the steering has an instrumentation display on it while the dashboard gets a slim display. The driver’s seat swivels outwards, making ingress and egress seamless. The floor is absolutely flat, as there is no need for any mechanical parts below, only the battery. The rear seat is a single piece bench, and sustainable materials have been used all around the cabin.

Tata has used the Pure EV Gen 3 architecture for the Avinya. This new platform offers more customization, while enhancing performance, efficiency, protection and waterproofing for the battery. The weight has been minimised by using lighter materials, while keeping the structure stiff. Tata has not released battery data, but claims that the car will support Ultra-Fast Charging which will be able to add 500km of charge in less than 30 minutes.

Speaking on the new concept car, N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Tata Motors said, “While making the Avinya Concept a reality, the central idea was to offer a mobility solution like no other a state-of-the-art software on wheels that is well-designed, sustainable and reduces the planet’s carbon footprint. Green Mobility is at the nucleus of TPEM, and the Avinya Concept is the perfect reflection of what the company stands for a creation that will not only accelerate the adoption of EVs but also lead this movement. Furthermore, at the Tata group, we are uniquely positioned to bring all the expertise that is necessary to build these mobility solutions, and we are confident that in years to come we will make a larger and sustainable impact not only in India but globally as well.”

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