The Coimbatore-based company debuted the Jayem Neo Electric, an electric variant of the Jayem Nano, in 2018 and chose to sell 400 of these vehicles to cab operator Ola. It is anticipated that Jayem Neo will soon be available for purchase by the general public as well, and that a formal announcement will follow soon.
The car is a properly engineered electric version of Tata Nano made by Jayem Automotive. The name of the car has been changed and it is now known as Jayem Neo. The Tata and Nano badge from the body panels have been removed for the same. The car is based on the XM variant of Nano. From the looks of it, the car looks just like any other regular Nano on the road. The dimensions, design and even the interior of the car remains the same. The only noticeable change inside the cabin is the new digital instrument cluster that has been developed for this car.
Tata offered the basic shell and essential electricals and mechanicals to Jayem and they installed the EV kit into the car. This was a project that had started way before electric vehicles became popular in the market.
Refinement was a major issue in Tata Nano and that has been solved in this version. It also comes with a Sport mode to improve performance. The car has a top-speed of around 80-85 kmph which is sufficient if you are driving it inside the city. The electric motor is mounted at the rear and it is still a rear-wheel drive car. The 15 Kw motor generates about 23 bhp and around 45 Nm of torque. The car has a certified range of 200 km but, the instrument cluster shows around 164 km when fully charged. In real world conditions, the Nano EV will return around 150 km range which is sufficient if you are buying it as a city car only.
Jayem Neo or Nano EVs have started surfacing online on used car platforms and we might soon start seeing more of these on the road.
