Tata Punch EV 1150 KM Road Trip: Charger Anxiety is Real!

Sharing key takeaways from my first major road trip (Indore Circuit) in the Tata Punch EV EMP+ Long Range.
🚗 Car Performance & Range
Vehicle: Tata Punch EV EMP+ Long Range (LR).
Trip Distance: Approx. 1150 KMs (Indore -> Bhopal -> Jabalpur -> Sagar -> Indore).

Driving Experience: Overall, surreal and excellent. The car performed beautifully throughout the entire journey.

Real-World Range: Consistently achieved 200-230 KMs per charge on the highway with AC use.

🔌 The Charging Nightmare: "Charger Anxiety"
The biggest stress was "Charger Anxiety," not Range Anxiety, the worry that an 'Available' station wouldn't initiate charging.
Major Failures (JioBP & Adani): Multiple stations were listed as available but got "stuck at initiating charging" (loading circle spinning endlessly).
Customer support confirmed the stations were non-operational despite the app status.
This issue was not car-specific; a HarrierEV also failed at the same station.
JioBP and Adani likely use a similar app framework, resulting in similar poor functionality.
Family Disappointment: The constant waiting, troubleshooting, and having to move to the next station caused significant disappointment and stress for the family.

✅ Reliable Networks

HPCL (HP) is Good. Took time to start the session, but worked 100% of the time. Reliable connection once established.

Tata Power EZ Charge. Mostly worked, but one station failed initiation.
Many stations were 30kW, a downgrade in speed that prolonged the trip.

❌ Headache
JioBP & Adani Very Bad. Frequent failures to initiate charge despite being listed as available.

Overall Charging companies should provide reliable statuses of the charging stations rather than being experimental.