Mahindra has launched the e2o electric city car in the UK. The car unveiled in London is a replacement for the G-Wiz (the earlier Mahindra Reva in India).
Available in two trim levels, the top trim gets features like an infotainment system, rear-view camera, navigation with plotted charge points, leather seats, alloy wheels and a Revive remote charging feature capable of providing up to 13km of range on a depleted battery.
The e2o uses a 13.5kWh battery that gives it a claimed range of 127km and is paired to an electric motor capable of developing 43hp and 91Nm of torque. The car has a claimed top speed of 101kph.
Mahindra's electric division boss Arvind Mathew said that he expects 90 percent of vehicle maintenance - mostly servicing - to be carried out at owners' homes and cost no more than traditional servicing.
On the safety front, the e2o is equipped with dual airbags, anti-lock braking system and electronic stability control. When asked whether the e2o would be a safer proposition than the car it replaces, the G-Wiz, which was notoriously unsafe, Mathew said: "The G-Wiz was a quadricycle; this is a car which can be driven on highways and is a full M1-certified vehicle."
The e2o will be built at Mahindra’s factory in Bangalore and will be sold in the UK online in four cities – London, Birmingham, Bristol and Milton Keynes – with Mahindra saying that online marketing should help it “close the price gap between diesel and electric cars”.
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