tata motors existing ziptron ev platform if you are a keen offroad enthusiast or simply someone looking to invest in a 4x4 suv then you may have wondered why tata motors does not offer a 4x4 version for either of its flagship suvs the harrier or safari this seems odd considering that the automaker is one of the largest suv manufacturers in the country and even offered 4wd tech in the earlier generation of the safari in its storme avatar up till now the automaker reportedly maintained that low demand for 4x4 cars has led to the absence of offroad tech in its products in a recent conversation with toi auto shailesh chandra managing director tata motors passenger vehicles limited shed some light on the future of the companys suv portfolio and if the 4x4 drivetrain will make a comeback chandra began by making it absolutely clear that tata motors does not plan to bring 4x4 offroad capability to any of its existing ice offerings the company is working towards developing battery electric vehicles that align with its ambition of netzero emissions the outgoing tata tiago ev tigor ev and nexon ev range of cars are based on the automakers ziptron electric vehicle architecture however these were the first wave of bevs that started life as ice models and were later retrofitted to be electric vehicles for the next generation of bevs which are under development at tata motors the automaker will be developing electric cars from the ground up advt according to chandra the next 4x4 offroader from tata motors would be an electric vehicle which in most likelihood would be an awd harrier while this direction of tata motors became evident at the auto expo in january this year the confirmation by chandra makes it clear that the company is sticking to the original plan he added that the uptake percentage for 4x4 or awd variants is too small and doesnt justify the high development costs needed to incorporate the technology into existing ice modelsassuming tata motors does decide to give indians an electric offroader then here are some of the benefits it would have over traditional ice 4x4 suvs the first would be the higher torque delivery from the electric motor and coupled with intelligent electronics the system should work well on offroad trails then there is the benefit of added storage space that a groundup ev architecture offers thirdly the new generation of bevs being developed at tata motors is most likely to offer massive increments in range as well currently the nexon ev max has a claimed electric range of 453 km and is the automakers flagship ev by amber banerjee timesofindiacom published on may 30 2023 at 0106 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take