Tata Intercity EV 2.0: Premium electric intercity coach with ADAS | Auto Expo 2025

by Dhiyanesh Ravichandran · Published January 17, 2025 · Updated January 18, 2025

Tata Intercity EV 2.0 is a uber-luxurious and tech-savvy premium coach featuring state-of-the-art design and build quality, EV architecture, and active safety systems.

Tata Intercity EV 2.0 Review — *Tata Intercity EV 2.0 is an electric coach built like never before!*

There has never been an Auto Expo without Tata Motors bringing fanciful truck and bus products that redefines the standards of their respective segments. One such exhibit this year at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 is the Tata Intercity EV 2.0 premium coach! Designed for premium, comfortable and fashionable passenger experience, the bus debuts several design and tech features in its class.

Tata Motors claims that the uber-luxurious electric coach is conceived for the modernity in intercity passenger transportation. The coach touches all chords including high-tech comfort and safety features and pure-electric reliability towards a rich passenger experience and lower TCO for the operators.

Eccentric design

To start with, eccentric design and distinctive styling cues of the coach. The aerodynamic ‘sharp-cut’ roof and rear overhang design (reminds me of Neoplan coaches of Europe!), swayed edges, and large window pane gives the coach a distinctive character. Not to mention the all-black paint treatment above the waist-line of the bus! Very cool!

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Further, sharp and sleek LED head- and taillamps and DRLs present a very radical styling outlook for the coach. Step on the inside, the Intercity EV 2.0 welcomes you with spacious stairs and a generous walkway leading into the ambient lit saloon. Thanks to a very radical and clever ergonomic designing of the driver’s cockpit, which, by the way, is all clean and quirky with all-digital displays and touch buttons!

Tata Intercity EV 2.0 Dashboard Steering — *The driver’s cockpit of the Tata Intercity EV 2.0 is quite radically conceived.*

The quality of the plastic panels, passenger seats, and flooring is simple state-of-the-art. The built quality is surely to score maximum in terms of noise-vibrations and comfort levels. The seats are equipped with 3-point seatbelts, USB charger, and individual snack trays. Two large, roof-mounted TV screens for passenger info and entertainment is nice touch.

Advanced tech architecture

A larger 450 kWh Lithium-ion battery pack powers the Tata Intercity EV 2.0. It is fast-charging compliant, taking just 2 hours to recharge completely. An integrated motor-generator with IPM machine on the e-axle with a 3-speed gearbox delivers 250 kW power and 864 Nm torque. The coach claims a driving range of over 400 kms on single charge. Regenerative braking and reliable battery management systems are in place.

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Yet another technological feat of this futuristic coach is its Level 2 ADAS. The active safety system packs over 20+ features including Driver Monitoring System (DMS). In addition, disc brakes don both front and rear wheels, with braking aided by EBS and ESC. Other important features of the coach includes ‘Fleet Edge’ telematics and FOTA upgrades, Air Quality Index monitor, and air suspension.

The 12-metre coach is with a GVW of 19,500 kgs claims a top speed 100 kmph. It can seat 45 passengers (semi-sleeper configuration), excluding the space for driver and co-driver. On the whole, the Tata Intercity EV 2.0 is a futuristic coach built like never before!