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Made in India - sold in ~50 countries: Safety Rating eVitara  Five stars in India. Four in Europe, Australia and Japan. It's the same Suzuki eVitara, built at the same plant in Gujarat. So is it safe, and which rating should you trust? I own one, so I went through every published crash score. Here's what they actually say.

Suzuki eVitara REAL Range Test - Maruti Suzuki claims 543 km for the e Vitara's 61 kWh battery. I drove Pune to Mumbai and back with real traffic, AC on and two people in the car to find out what it actually does. The answer: about 480 km of real-world range, for ₹339 in electricity. Here's every number. The short answer Result Number Round-trip distance 287.7 km Battery used 60% (about 36.6 kWh) Real-world range on a full charge About 480 km Compared with the ARAI claim (543 km) 88% of the claim Electricity cost for the round trip About ₹339 (≈ ₹1.2 per km) How I ran the test I wanted a real owner's test, not a perfect-conditions one. So I simply drove the trip the way most people would: Car: Maruti Suzuki e Vitara, 61 kWh battery Route: Pune ⇄ Mumbai via the Mumbai–Pune Expressway, plus city traffic at both ends Load: 2 people and light luggage AC: on the whole time, set to 24°C Speed: cruise control at about 85 km/h on the expressway Da...

  How to Change Regen Settings in the e Vitara First, what is regenerative braking? In a petrol car, braking turns the car's speed into heat at the brake pads, and that energy is simply lost. An EV can do something smarter. When you lift your foot off the accelerator, the electric motor switches roles and works as a generator . It uses the car's momentum to make electricity and sends it back into the battery. That resistance is what slows the car down. Here's what happens in order: You lift your foot off the accelerator, or press the brake lightly. The wheels keep turning the motor, which now generates electricity instead of using it. That electricity flows back into the battery, adding a little range. The effort of generating it slows the car, with no brake pads involved. If you need to stop harder, the normal friction brakes join in automatically. EVs let you choose how strong this regen is. Low regen lets the car coast freely, almost like a petrol car in neutral. High r...

Read the colour first The colour of a warning light tells you how urgent it is, before you even recognise the symbol: Colour What it means What to do Red A safety risk or serious fault Stop safely as soon as you can Amber / yellow Something needs attention, or a feature is limited Drive gently and get it checked soon Green / blue A feature is on and working Nothing, it's just information An EV like the e Vitara has no engine oil, fuel or exhaust lights. Instead, it has lights for the high-voltage battery, the electric motor and the 12V battery that keeps the electronics alive. Some of these surprise new EV owners, so here's what to watch for. Symbols and colours vary between car makers. Your e Vitara owner's manual has the exact icons for your car, so keep it handy and check it whenever a new light appears. Red lights: stop safely now Light What it means What to do EV system / high-voltage warning (usually a car or battery symbol with "!") A fault in the high-vol...

Why eVSafar.in exists I bought an electric car, and I decided to document the whole journey honestly, from day one. Not the brochure version. The real one: the costs, the charging, the paperwork, the surprises. I am a mechanical engineer by profession.I spend my working machines, so I like numbers, data and things that can be measured. That's the lens I'll bring to owning an EV. eVSafar started as a YouTube channel,  eVsafar.in  and it recently crossed 100 subscribers. This blog is its home base: the place for the details that don't fit in a 60-second Short. Why an EV made sense for me My driving pattern is almost made for an EV. Every week looks roughly like this: When Trip      Distance Monday early morning      Highway drive out           ~150 km Tuesday to Thursday           City driving           ~3 km a day Friday      Highway drive back ...