Mahindra said the INGLO platform, which will power all of Mahindra’s EVs, offers 60-80 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery capacity and fast-charging options of up to 80% in less than 30 minutes, Mahindra said in a statement. Said without specifying. EVS.
The companies said the collaboration aims to amount to more than one million vehicles by 2030 and include equipment for five electric sports utility vehicles (SUVs) based on INGLO.
Volkswagen id.3, Seat Cupra Born, Volkswagen id.4, Audi Q4 e-tron, Volkswagen id.5 GTX and Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron (Photo: Reuters)
“The partnership demonstrates not only that our platform business is highly competitive, but also that MEB is well on its way to becoming one of the leading open platforms for e-mobility,” said Volkswagen Management Board member Thomas Schmall.
Earlier this year in May, Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra first announced that they were exploring the use of MEB Electric Components for Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”.
The two sides today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement on 18 May to evaluate the scope of cooperation. Mahindra wants to equip its “Born Electric Platform” with MEB electric components such as electric motors, battery system components and battery cells.
The supply agreement will be negotiated and finalized by the end of 2022. With this, Mahindra will become the second major MEB customer for the MEB platform after Ford. A key advantage of this deal would include lower development cost as well as shorter turnaround time for Mahindra, which should be low given the competitive price tag on its upcoming electric cars.
Unveiling the electric SUV on Monday, Mahindra revealed that the power output of the single-motor rear-mounted electric motor will be 170 kW and the all-wheel-drive dual-motor setup will deliver 250 kW of power. The SUV will claim a top speed of 0-100 km/h in 6 seconds (most likely for the dual-motor variant).