Mahindra Reva EV NXR coming in 2012

Published On Jul 01, 2011 12:52 PM By Vikas

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The country's leading manufacturer in Electric Vehicles Mahindra said that they had established a new plant for the manufacturing of their first full sized Electric car named Mahindra Reva EV NXR. The car is expected to be launched early next year. Mahindra and Mahindra has also launched an Ev named Mahindra Reva some time back.

Mahindra Reva's chief of operation, R. Chandramouli said that their new plant near the Bangalore city would manufacture 15,000 cars per year and would have the maximum capacity of producing upto 30,000 cars per year. This car would come with two battery options namely Lithium-Ion battery and Lead Acid battery. The choice will be of the customers to choose among these two. As for sure the Lithium Ion battery would be costlier than the other one but would have a longer life span. The Li-ion battery would provide us with a mileage of 100 kms for every charge, which is going to be more than the Lead Acid one.

The design of the car is similar to the the Maruti Estillo and is much taller than the other cars in this segment. The Mahindra Reva EV NXR model might have a steel frame with ABS body and dent-resistant material.

Talking about the price of this car, R. Chandramouli said that this car will be priced higher than the existing model but will be competitive. He also added that the price of current model ranges from Rs. 3.36 lakh to Rs. 3.89 lakh (on road Bangalore). The company had already sold out 600 cars in the year 2010 and is expecting to sell 100 more this year.

To attract the customers the company had provided ultimate financial schemes through Mahindra Finance. This would increase the sales of the new Electric Vehicle.The car will have a competition with the existing electric cars in India mainly the Tata Nano, the most cheapest car in the Indian Auto market.

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sudheer godgeri

Jul 7, 2011, 7:45:11 PM

The model is just what was needed - BUT the actual on-road price would, going by past model levies in cities like Mumbai/elsewhere would touch between 7.5 and 8 lakhs : The REVAi model supposed showroom price in Bangalore ( for AC Model) was only 3.89 lakhs BUT the on-road price in Mumbai for the same came to about 5.25 lakhs ( all inclusive) So expect the NXR price to touch 7 to 8 lakhs min. in city like Mumbai - thanks to zero discount for electric/green vehicles in our great state by the govt. ! It would be a Godsend if M/s Mahindra & Mahindra provide Lithium Ion/Lead Acid upgrade packs with controllers for their Earlier models REVAi - otherwise their users would be stuck with highly limited range/speed. Again, availability of charging stations/ more service points across state would ultimately decide the fate of such electric cars - it is next to impossible to get someone to offer you electric charge when you are stuck on the road with nearly empty car battery! note that for earlier models the max. range ( without FAN & AC) was 80kms ( on straight roads) - it would be a relief if newer models provide at least 50% more range or itwould not be cost effective!