Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles has announced that it has plans to export its products to the European market next year, where they had a presence earlier.
Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles has announced that it has plans to export its products to the European market next year, where they had a presence earlier. The old Reva was sold as the G-Wiz in the UK, where it was the best-selling electric car for some time.
2013 Mahindra Reva e2o Electric Car Front
“Europe is a very interesting space for us, we are looking at launching our products sometime in calendar year 2016 in the European market. We see a product space there, we are looking at the ecosystem which is evolving, and we feel Europe to be the better place to be in 2016,” Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Vice President (Sales and Marketing) Jagan Kurian said.
The Bengaluru plant, where the electric car is manufactured, has a capacity to manufacture 30,000 units annually and this is sufficient to meet the demands from the European market as well. The US, Europe and China have a 30% share each in the global electric market. Japan accounts for 8-9 percent while the remaining 1% is the rest of the world.
2013 Mahindra Reva E2O Electric Car Profile
The 2-door hatchback has an electric motor powered by a 48V Lithium-ion battery. The power output is 25.5 bhp and 53.9 Nm of torque. The car rides on 13 inch Tubeless Low Rolling Resistance tyres. It has a top speed of 81 kmph and a range of 120 kms (under test conditions). It takes 5 hours to completely charge the battery.
The car comes equipped with an electric ORVM, Driver Information System, Infotainment System, Reverse Parking Camera and Assist and a High-End JBL music system with 4 Speakers & 2 tweeters with CD, DVD, MP3, Bluetooth and iPod connectivity. You can also get an app for the car on your smartphone which allows you to lock or unlock the car remotely and even switch on the air conditioning.
2013 Mahindra Reva E2O Electric Car Interior
The Mahindra E20 starts at INR 5.96 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and goes up to INR 7.19 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
A 4-door version of the hatchback has been spottedtesting recently.
2013 Mahindra Reva e2o Electric Car Rear-view
Source – Economic Times Auto