MG Motor May Launch Sub-10 Lakh Electric Car in India

Following the launch of its ZS EV electric vehicle in India this week, Chinese-endemic British automotive brand, MG Motor, has announced plans to possibly launch an 'affordable' electric car, priced under Rs. x lakh, in India. Co-ordinate to The Times of India (ToI), the company is as well planning to accept a robust e-vehicle eco-arrangement and, has started a feasibility report to gear up a bombardment associates plant in Gujarat to power its electric vehicles.

Having just launched the ZS EV electric SUV in India, the visitor is betting large on the future of electrical vehicles in the country. According Rajeev Chaba, the president and Doctor of MG Motor India, "The indication is articulate that electrics volition exist the hereafter in India. We are fully focused here, and we would be increasing our investments and line-up to fuel this expansion".

The investment, however, will depend on the success of the ZS EV, with Chaba suggesting that the company will but work on the new model if the upcoming SUV gets a good response in the country. "A real game changer will happen when a machine less than Rs 10 lakh tin be introduced hither. We will appraise the adoption of the ZS in India, and if it'southward encouraging, we will piece of work on the highly-affordable EV. If everything goes well, we tin productionise information technology in next three years", he said.

Electric vehicles are withal to take off in India the way it has in many other regions around the globe, largely due to the lack of infrastructure needed to support the ecosystem. All the same, some global players are trying to change that recently, and the launch of the Hyundai Kona Electric earlier this yr followed by the recent launch of of MG's ZS EV utility vehicle are indications that electrical vehicles might become relatively more mutual on Indian roads in the coming years.