Mahindra Electric unveils Future of Mobility with EV 2.0

 

NEW DELHI: Mahindra Electric, a pioneer in the development and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV) and a part of India’s USD 17.8 billion Mahindra Group, today unveiled a comprehensive technology and product roadmap, leading to the next generation of Electric Vehicles, which the company internally refers to as EV 2.0.

Mahindra Electric has pioneered the sustainable mobility cause in India and has remained committed to it for almost a decade. With increasing concerns over clean air, urban congestion and rising fuel import bills, electric mobility is set to become mainstream.

The Government of India recognises this fact and is actively pursuing rapid adoption of electric vehicles, for private as well as public ? shared mobility. peaking on the Mahindra’s EV roadmap, Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited & Chairman, Mahindra Electric said, “The time has now arrived for EVs to become mainstream and Mahindra has the right technology and products for India.

We will actively engage with the Government, both at the centre and the state, municipal bodies and other private players for setting up a robust EV ecosystem.

We are also ramping up our investments towards developing the next generation of EV technologies and products that will cater to the smart cities of tomorrow.” On the occasion, Mahesh Babu, CEO, Mahindra Electric added, “At Mahindra Electric our focus goes beyond just developing electric vehicles as we strive towards investing in next generation technology solutions and globally competitive products, to drive faster adoption of electric vehicles. With EV 2.0 we have laid out a clear roadmap for electric mobility in India, at par with our global counterparts and are future ready to set out for the next phase of our EV journey”.

 EV 2.0 will see the company make investments to ramp up manufacturing and charging infrastructure and to develop new, high-end electric power trains, motor controllers, systems integration and battery technology.