Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd, part of auto major Mahindra and Mahindra currently has a big job on their hands. The company is looking at the current Mahindra portfolios which can be converted into electric vehicles by the fiscal-end.
“For the moment, the focus is on M&M’s fourwheelers and not the two-wheelers,” Mahindra Reva’s chief operating officer, R Chandramouli, said: “We are exploring synergies with M&M since we can access that huge supplier base of theirs. We are discussing which platforms of the existing portfolio can be converted and a decision is expected to be taken by the end of this fiscal.” The electric carmaker is currently rolling out the Reva-i across six cities in the country, Pune being the latest. Chandramouli said the electric cars are being retailed through select M&M dealerships and Mumbai is not included in the first phase for distribution across the country.
“To enter Mumbai, we need public infrastructure for charging the car battery. In Mumbai, we believe that few people have their own parking hence they park on the road. So we need to do something different for Mumbai,” Chandramouli said.
Earlier people were reluctant to purchase electric vehicles due to shortage in local charging points however the scenario has improved.
Rakesh Sen, GM, Mahindra Reva, added: “In Delhi, we have tied up with private sector power utility, BSES , an Anil Ambani group company, to use its charging ports. These ports are charging points where e-vehicles can come and charge their batteries. BSES, through its two distribution companies, Rajdhani and Yamuna , has 60 ports, which are expected to rise to 100 soon. Sen added that for an entry into Mumbai, they will need not just government but also corporate support. “We can install charging points in the parking areas of corporates. The government can offer this as public infrastructure,” he said.
However, Chandramouli suggested the easier alternative was to charge at home since, “public charging will be more expensive. Charging at home is easier and economical. Moreover, if you charge at night, the way you do your mobile handset, it is easier from the system’s point of view.”
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