New Delhi, April 11: Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles has announced a strategic technology partnership with Vodafone Business Services to provide machine-to-machine (m2m) communication services in Mahindra's newly-launched electric vehicle—the Mahindra e20.
The tie-up makes the Mahindra e20 a truly ‘connected car' and among the few in the world to support telematics.
The tie-up, according to Naveen Chopra, Director, Vodafone Business Services, will enable e20 customers to access information about the current battery level or the distance the car can travel. He also said the association will enable the customers to remotely operate the air-conditioning system and to lock or unlock the car doors. Similarly, the customers can also avail an emergency boost with a command on the smartphone for an extra 8-10 km as well as find the nearest charging station.
The two-door, four-seater E-20 is powered by new generation lithium-ion batteries and a three phase induction electric motor. It has driving range of 100 kms per charge, which takes 5 hours for one full charging. The fully automatic car is aimed for city driving. It has also a host of features like GPS navigation system, keyless entry, start/stop button, regenerative braking feature, which puts energy back into the car's batteries and charges them every time it is slowed down or brakes are applied.
"The launch of the Mahindra e2o marks an important milestone for the Mahindra Group...it advances the group's efforts at redefining sustainable urbanisation with the creation of an ecosystem that includes mobility solutions along with other environment friendly innovations," Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra had earlier said.
The 'e20' is priced at Rs 5.96 lakh (on road Delhi, after state subsidy).
