First Maruti EV to get 500km of range?
Maruti is making big strides in the Indian market. Of late, it has been on a mission to modernise all its cars. It will be bringing in newer cars like the Grand Vitara (already unveiled) and the upcoming Baleno Cross in the coming weeks & months. Still, Maruti is yet to venture into the EV space. Maruti has been quite slow in approaching this segment. However, behind the scenes, it is working with Toyota to develop its first electric car codenamed the YY8. What will be its range figures? In today’s article, let’s talk about range figures of first Maruti EV.
Maruti EV range details
Let’s dive straight into the range details. According to reports, it could come with four-wheel-drive and two-wheel-drive options. The two-wheel-drive option will get a single motor paired to a 48kWh battery pack. This battery pack could give it an approximate range of 400km. What about the 500km range? The four-wheel-drive option will get a dual motor setup paired to a bigger 59kWh battery pack. This pairing is touted to give it an approximate range of 500km. This will definitely make it a lucrative option in the market once launched.
More details
The new Maruti EV has been in the news for sometime now, and we already have a decent amount of idea about it. For starters, the EV will be a mid-size SUV and will be similar in dimensions to the Grand Vitara. Being a ground-up EV, it will come with a long wheelbase to accommodate the floor-mounted battery packs. What else do we know? The YY8 will have a high level of localisation to price it competitively.
Even the battery pack will be locally assembled from cells imported from BYD. For this purpose, Maruti & Toyota have set up a battery assembly plant in Gujarat. The local assembly will give a major cost advantage to Toyota and Maruti. This EV will come based on the 27PL platform, which will be derived from 40PL electric skateboard, co-developed by seven Japanese automakers and suppliers.
Maruti’s plan
Maruti is taking a steady approach in the EV segment. It has stated that it only intends to enter the EV segment once the charging infrastructure is ready. For its first EV, Maruti has set a launch timeline of 2025. This was confirmed by Maruti Suzuki’s chairman, RC Bhargava. In the meantime, Maruti wants to focus on CNG & strong hybrids and not just solely depend on electrification. Yesterday, Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for Suzuki EV Battery Plant, Gujarat.
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