All electric version of Mahindra XUV300 to launch in January 2023
Mahindra has officially announced that it is going to launch the all-electric version of the XUV300 in the first quarter of 2023. As per reports, the company is likely to unveil the fully electric SUV in the second-half of this year and will release it to the market the second-half of this year.
What’s New
Rumours have suggested that the production version of the Mahindra XUV300 electric could be renamed the XUV400. The electric variant of the XUV300 is confirmed to have a different length from the current version.
Mahindra XUV300 electric will be longer
Mahindra has announced that the electric version will be 4.2-meter long that means it will be 200 200mm more than the standard XUV300 that’s constrained by a sub-4m length to avail of tax benefits.
As EVs enjoy a lower duty structure and, unlike ICE cars, are not penalised for length, Mahindra will use the body structure of the longer SsangYong Tivoli on which the XUV300 is based. With this, the company to offer more boot space, something that is quite limited on the XUV300.
Battery specs
Mahindra has not revealed any information regarding the battery specification of the upcoming XUV300 electric SUV. However, reports have suggested that the electric motor of the SUV will output 150hp and will be fed by high-density NMC pouch cells.
By using the NMC cells, the electric XUV300 can achieve a longer range than the Nexon EV Max, which uses lower power density cylindrical LFP cells.
The all electric Mahindra XUV300 concept was first showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo, a good three years before the production version will finally arrive.
The XUV400 will play a key role in establishing Mahindra as a credible EV player and is expected to come with the latest connected tech and ADAS features, which will trickle down from the super successful XUV700.
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