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M&M to add electric spark to new models

Sets it eyes on reaching the lofty goal of selling 100,000 of them by 2022

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As part of its EV 2.0 plan Mahindra Electric is working with SsangYong on 380 volt electric drivetrains. Photo: iStock

Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru
The Mahindra Group has decided that all new vehicle platforms, including light commercial vehicles (LCVs), coming from its stable will be architectured keeping in mind the requirements for electric variants. The move will make it easier for Mahindra to offer electric variants on all its new models, unlike now where it must reengineer and retrofit the electric drivetrains to existing models.

“Going forward, it is not going to be an existing vehicle getting electrified. When a new platform is conceived in the Mahindra Group, it will start with an ‘electric as an option’ at a very early design stage. This includes