Mahindra To Invest ₹ 10,000 Crore In EVs; Will Set Up A New Plant In Pune

Mahindra and Mahindra announced that it will invest up to ₹ 10,000 crore for electric vehicles and the same has been approved by Maharashtra Government’s industrial promotion scheme for EVs. The investment will be made over a period of seven to eight years and this includes setting up a new EV-only development and manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra. Few of the upcoming Born electric vehicles (BEVs) were also showcased earlier in August year, at an event in Oxfordshire, UK. 

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Speaking about the announcement, Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto & Farm Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., stated, “The government’s focus on ‘ease-of-doing-business’ and progressive policies, together with Mahindra’s investment, will act as a catalyst for Maharashtra to become India’s EV hub, attracting further Indian and Foreign Direct Investment.”

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Based on the state-of-the-art INGLO EV Platform, these include the e-SUVs under the ‘XUV’ brand with the Twin Peak logo in copper and the all-new electric-only brand, which will be called ‘BE’, short for ‘Born Electric’. 

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