Mahindra eXUV300

Mahindra is planning to bring in an electric version of the XUV300 subcompact SUV. Back then we had mentioned that the electric SUV will arrive sometime in 2022, and now, sources in the company have told us that the production version of the Mahindra XUV300 Electric will debut at the 2020 Auto Expo. Codenamed S210, the upcoming electric version of the XUV300 will be offered in two variants - standard and long-range version, offering a range of up to 200 km and 350-400 km respectively, on a single charge.

The Mahindra XUV300 Electric is expected to come with a new electric powertrain technology and will be powered by a Lithium-Ion battery developed in collaboration with LG Chem. In fact, LG Chem will develop a unique cell exclusively for India application and will also supply Lithium-ion cells based on nickel-manganese- cobalt (NMC) chemistry with high energy density.

With all this heavy camouflage, it certainly becomes difficult to guess the identity of this electric SUV. However, when we look at some of the exposed sections it does remind us of the eXUV300. The concept EV based on the XUV300 subcompact SUV was showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo and is expected to be one of the first electric SUVs from the home-grown automaker.

Mahindra recently dropped the first teaser for its new electric SUV line- up, which are part of the automaker's Born Electric Vision. The company has also released a new teaser which reveals that the new Mahindra electric SUV range will make its debut in July 2022, and provide a glimpse of the new design language that it will carry. These are the first models to be designed at the automaker's new Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (MADE) studio in the UK. And this could be one of the new electric SUVs that will be showcased in July.

As for the recently spotted test mule, visually, the front bumper looks similar to the eXUV300 concept, however, this test mule does appear to be quite different from the regular XUV300. We also get to see some production-ready parts like projector headlights with integrated LED DRLs and indicators, a muscular bumper, featuring what appears to be LED fog lights, and a wide airdam. The SUV also gets sleek-looking ORVMs with integrated turn single lights and a set of twin-5-spoke alloy wheels. We do hope that the production model gets better-looking wheels. At the rear, we only get to see a section of the LED taillights, which are LED units and will come with a signature light pattern. We also get to see rear fog lights and reflectors.

Now, it is too soon to comment on the technical specification like battery capacity, power output or range. However, the eXUV300 concept that was showcased at the Auto Expo came with a 40 kWh battery pack capable of delivering a range of above 300 km on a single charge while the power output is expected to be around 130 bhp.

Other Upcoming Mahindra Models are the S204, New TUV300, New XUV500, New Scorpio, eKUV100 and New TUV300 Plus