Mahesh Babu is on right track

 

 

Mahesh Babu is CEO of Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd 

( email.mahesh.babu@gmail.com )

Context :

Mahindra Electric Looks to Ride on Ecomm   /  Eco Times – 19 Dec 2020

Extract :

Ø  The company sold about 14,300 vehicles in FY 20

Ø  The company is eyeing increased business from e-commerce players for its three-wheeler good carrier TreoZor

Ø  It is readying an EV portfolio over a price range of Rs 1.75 lakh – Rs 15 lakh, with a focus on commercial applications

Ø  The company will be launching these products over the next 1 – 1.5 years

Ø  The EV arm of the Mahindra Group has so far invested a third of the Rs 1,500 crore it had earmarked for technology development and capacity expansion

Ø  The lineup of EVs will start with the Treo range of 3-wheelers, which are already on sale in India

Ø  Other vehicles include an electric quadricycle called Atom and electric car e-KUV100 – both aimed at the taxi fleet segment

Ø  The company is also in talks with all leading vehicle manufacturers – Indian and overseas – to supply them with its ‘ MESMA ‘range of EV platforms

Ø  Manufacturers can build their own vehicles around these platforms and thus cut down their R&D spend

Ø  Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd., reported a loss of Rs 55 crore on revenue of Rs 273 crore during FY 20

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On “ Specs “, how do Mahindra Electric Vehicles compare with other ( somewhat similar ) makes ?

Srl No	Vehicle	Treo 3 wheeler	Atom Quadri-cycle 4 seater	e-Verito car	Wuling Mini-Car China	Aptera ( Solar Roof powered 3 wheeler USA
1	Price(Rs L )	2.8	3 to 5	9-9.5	3.5	18.5
2	Battery(Kwh)	7.37	15	21	9.2	25-50-75-100
3	Weight ( Kg )	495	475	1265	665	900
4	Payload(kg)	550	350 ?	440
5	Charging(Hrs)	4	4-5	1.5(fast)	6.5(slow)	NIL ( Solar Roof ) / 1 hr for 500 km – if required
6	Range-km		120	181	120	1,000
7	Running Cost( Rs/Km)			1.15

 

Sources :

Ø  https://auto.mahindra.com/electric/treo-zor/specifications-features

Ø  https://www.mahindraelectric.com/vehicles/everito/

Ø  https://www.talkingtrendo.com/mahindra-atom-electric-quadricycle/

Ø  https://gomechanic.in/blog/mahindra-atom/#:~:text=The%20squarish%20design%20will%20offer,no%20more%20than%203.6m.

Ø  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Hongguang_Mini_EV#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20NEDC%20driving,making%20it%20China's%20cheapest%20EV.

Ø  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6sCmovnH28  

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 19 Dec 2029