The era of Electric Vehicles is coming faster than expected. Almost every automobile company is either working on creating pure EVs or has already launched its first electric vehicle. Companies in India – Kia, MG, Mercedes, Tata, and Mahindra have already launched their EVs and the Tata Nexon EV is currently on top in the Indian EV market with more than 60% EV market share. For some time Tata didn’t have any competitor in the EV market but, Mahindra has recently launched its XUV400 which competes directly with the Nexon EV and that’s not it. Mahindra is now getting ready to showcase its range of future electric SUVs called Mahindra New BEV in India for the 1st time. Read the full article below to know all the details of Mahindra’s new BE series.
Mahindra first announced the BE series at M.A.D.E HQ (Mahindra Advanced Design Europe) in the UK and now the BE series is going to make its debut in India at the Mahindra EV fashion festival in Hyderabad on 10 February 2023. On 2nd Feb Mahindra shared the official teasers of BE series on their social media handles saying, “The future begins now. Stay tuned for the grand homecoming of our born electric SUVs at the Mahindra EV Fashion Festival in Hyderabad on 10th February 2023.”
Mahindra’s BE series sits alongside the XUV.e range of electric SUVs. Both are built on the INGLO platform. INGLO is an expression for IN-dian by heart and GLO-bal by standards. This platform is based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, which is also utilized in a few Ford vehicles. MEB (Modular E-Antriebs-Baukasten) is a modular and scalable EV platform that is licensed to OEMs for purchase.
Some other vehicles which use this platform are – Cupra’s Born, the upcoming Urban Rebel, and Tavascan. Skoda’s Enyaq iV and Enyaq Coupe iV. Ford’s two anticipated European EVs. Volkswagen’s ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, ID. Buzz, and ID. Buzz Cargo. Mahindra’s XUV.e8 (XUV700 Electric), XUV.e9, BE.05, BE.07, and BE.09.
VW is supplying Mahindra with electric drives, battery systems, and unified cells. VW’s proprietary APP310 PMDC motor, which the MEB platform enables, is part of the electric drive. The number 310 indicates the max torque. The APP310 motor is only 90 kg and is paired with a one-speed gearbox. Mahindra has announced that the INGLO platform will have LFP cells, most likely prismatic ones.
Mahindra BEV series battery pack will range from 60 kWh – 80 kWh. Reports say that the RWD SUVs will feature a 170 kW motor which will produce 228 bhp of power and the AWD SUVs will feature a 250 kW motor which will produce 335 bhp of power. According to reports from the UK, Mahindra’s INGLO platform is range tested too. In Indian testing cycles, the range is about 675 km, whereas, in the WLTP cycle, it is 430 km. These numbers are not provided regarding battery capacity and specific vehicles in the model range.
The Electric SUVs of Mahindra come in two lineups – BE and XUV.
The BE lineup includes BE.05, BE.07, and BE.09 and the XUV.e. lineup includes XUV.e8 and XUV.e9. The BE stands for Born Electric and denotes that it does not share its body with other ICE-powered vehicles. By global standards, Mahindra means that this platform is also found in global cars.
Mahindra BEV will debut in India on the 10th Feb and it will take place in Hyderabad, Telangana state. Of all these new EVs, the XUV.e8 will launch first. The XUV.e8 is the electric version of the XUV700 and it will launch in 2024.
