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Mahindra rolls out electric autorickshaw in Bengaluru
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SME Times News Bureau | 16 Nov, 2018
Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra's arm on Thursday rolled out two variant of electric 3-wheeler autorickshaw here.
"The
3-wheeler range Treo and Treo Yaari are powered with lithium ion
battery, which gives 170 km ride for a single charge,a said Mahindra
Electric Mobility Ltd Chairman Pawan Goenka here on the occasion.
The
$21-billion Mahindra group has invested Rs 100-crore in setting up a
technology plant in the city's southern outskirts, with an installed
capacity of 25,000 units per annum to make the e-autos for Karnataka
initially.
"The e-auto is priced Rs 1.36 lakh, with subsidy from
the Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric (FAME) vehicles scheme
of the central government's 2015 National Electricity Mobility Mission
plan, draw to encourages increasing use of electric vehicles," said the
company in a statement later.
In addition to the clutch-less,
noiseless and vibration free e-autos, the hi-tech plant makes battery
packs, power electronics and motor assembly for the electric power
train.
The plant will initially employ 200 skilled people and hire more through allied services.
"The
new hub aligns with our belief in an all-electric future, based on
mobility vision of producing clean, connected and convenient vehicles,a
said Goenka.
State Industries Minister K.J. George unveiled the
electric mobility plant in Bommasandra industrial area. State Revenue
Minister R.V. Deshpande and Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge were
present on the occasion.
"The e-plant is the first to be set up
in the southern state after our government framed the Karnataka State
Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage policy in 2017," said George at
the rollout event.
The e-autos will be available at select
dealerships across Bengaluru and Hyderabad and later in other cities in a
phased manner./Eom/280 words.
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