Mahindra Electric launched their new four-door e2o Plus City Smart at a starting price of Rs 5.46 lakh (ex showroom, Delhi). Available in three variants the P4, P6 and P8, the new e2o Plus comes with a more powerful 72V battery option and a new ‘Wine Red’ paint scheme.
On the outside, the City Smart sports Mahindra’s signature chrome grille, 14-inch alloys (bigger than the 13-inch tyres on the old e2o), rear doors, blackened roof and newly designed LED tail lamps. On the inside, not much has changed except that the Blaupunkt infotainment system features an Android interface.
The e20 Plus gets two battery options – a 48V pack in the base models and a more powerful 72V in the top-end P8 variant only. While the 48V pack is good to produce 19kW (equivalent of 25.4bhp)@3,500rpm, the more powerful 72V pack is good for 30kW (equivalent of 40.2bhp)@3,500rpm. Mahindra have tried their best to optimise battery consumption and the new e2o gets a range of 110km and 140km, respectively. The company have also introduced the REMOTE mobile app through which an owner can access the car’s data and also use their phone to turn the AC on/off and unlock/lock the car.
With the launch of the new e2o, Mahindra also plans to setup quick charging stations at major metro cities across the country which can charge the battery up to 85 percent in around 90 minutes.