Mahindra E2O Plus, Treo: Here's How India's Most Popular Electric Cars Are Made!
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Here on the Transport Evolved channel, we've toured plenty of car factories, and seen how some of the world's most popular electric cars are made.
But back in April, we were honored to add India's Mahindra Electric to our list of car factories, learning exactly how the Mahindra E2O Plus and Treo electric vehicles are made. Unlike other modern electric car factories -- which use a lot of complicated computer equipment, Mahindra Electric's approach to vehicle manufacture is elegantly simple, churning out 12,000 vehicles a month in what is primarily a manual factory.
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This is the first in depth video I have seen on non western EV'S. Great job, keep up the good work. These are the vehicles that will really change the world. Not fancy or flash, but cheap, cheerful everyday cars in massively populous markets.
Reminds me of Henry Ford's Model T, and Alec Issigonis's BMC/Morris Mini,
Yep and also ugly as sin. I get the money was in the tech, not the styling.. but that trio. Yuk.
I had done my internship here about 7 years back. Good memories. 😊
Can u please tell how to get an internship here :)
Mahindra is involved in the Formula E racing series and doing development work that, I am sure, is making it's way into the production cars. Great video btw. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the cause.
Glad to see that the world's most heavily populated markets, such as India and China, are really pushing forward HARD with EVs. Hopefully the rest of the world will follow their lead.
JustWasted3HoursHere The advantages are substantial for the country. It allows it to kickstart a new domestic industry which helps reduce imports. It is cleaner for the environment so helps them improve air quality domestically as well. It can also get them a lead on providing vehicles that suit the domestic market in a way a big multinational would not because they are catering to multiple global markets rather than local markets.
Hopeful the rest of the world will follow? To me it looks more like prevent being overrun, because the rest of the world ignored the problem for so long. The major EV producers (in numbers) are in China and India. If they decide to go onto the world market (pretty sure they will at some point, at the latest after the home market is saturated), they will have tons of expertise, that in the rest of the world maybe only Tesla has.
superdau Yes they may end up dominating the African and Latin American markets as well.
You nailed this video! Excellent work TE
I have a Mahindra pick up truck here in Ecuador , I also own a LSEV ( made in China) the fit and finish of the Mahindra is very impressive, I hope we get their EV cars here, because I would buy one based on on my experience with their pickup. Thanks for the look into their process.
99% of small pickup trucks here in India are all made Mahindra.
@@dinil5566 Such a great product, I do hope that the infrastructure can be improved to handle the charging needs of the coming wave of smoke free transport.
@swetab singh we have Mahindra pickup trucks and tractors here, so yes.
swetab singh Bajaj also has a good footprint in South America. I saw many pulsars and bajaj autorickshaws in my brief visit to South America. I’m not sure that everyone there know that these are Indian companies, but it doesn’t matter, these are MNCs as much as BMW or GM are. They cater a market that was previously unaddressed
Is it a scorpio?
Brilliant video as always
The rest of the world should take India's leading on EVs
Keep up the great work
Cheers from John in South Australia
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@@aggabus yeah that often happens because of bugs in the app.
Excellent video. Thanks for all the information about electric car production.
FUN FACT: Mahindra owned Pininfarina produces Fastest Electric Car in the World
Hi Nikki
I've been following Transport Evolved for around nine years now but I don't think I've ever commented on a video before but I really enjoyed that, it reminds me of the early content with Mark, if you could do more of this it would be great.
Many thanks for your years of fantastic work.
Thanks for showing interest in Indian Made Electric Vehicles.
Thanks for showcasing India.
Great video! It's impressive what Mahindra has done.
Also there is another electric car that Mahindra sell in India. It is the e-verities compact sedan, which is mostly sold to taxi fleet operators. That vehicle looks much more of car than the golf-cart like E2O Plus.
it's e-verito. Also an eKUV as been promised for the future.
they make more evs in a month than ford makes in a year ohh never mind ford does not make any evs this year
well done mahindra..id love one of those trios here in the uk
That was fantastic Nikki! 👍👍👍
Mahindra must have a lot of off-site fabrication and parts assembly. This factory is final assembly and painting. It's good to see that you don't need tens of millions of dollars of robots to make a car.
Wow! Up to 12,000 electric vehicles assembled in a month by 220 workers with very little automation. Impressive. I assume that stampings, forgings, castings, moldings, batteries, electronics etc. come from other factories.
It more of a modular system integration facility than a manufacture factory. Most of the work for systems and chassis are managed by sourcing it from other local production companies following the design specification; In a way, it creates a more diverse ecosystem with various technology products and also gives more jobs. Also "Handmade" has a nice ring to it a kind of personal touch to it wouldn't you say?
Congrats Nikki, fantastic job my friend. Well researched, excellently edited, and great presentation. 👍👍👍👍👍
Can you do an in-depth look into BYD Chinese electric car and bus company??!! Thanks
brilliant idea !
Absolutely the best introduction to the build process of any car, the factory was amazing place indeed so easy to walk around for your personal information, thank you Niki.
Good to see that even a young vehicle manufacturer is getting in on the EV action
Lol. Mahindra is by no means a young Company. It's like Ford or GM in India. Their electric division is relatively young.
You are correct. They are 73 years old. Maybe they only have been exporting in recent years to where i Australia.
@@TheCardinal365 that's probably true regarding the exports. They also acquired Pininfarina.
Great video. They tried selling the 4 wheeler in the Uk ... £14.000 I recall. Shame they were not sucessful. They may be now with the Ulta Low Emission zone and the proposed 20mph speed limit.
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The good part is..Mahindra Group is really really big conglomerate and have deep pockets. They will definitely comeback when time is right.
Excellent vid, I would like to see the finished car though.
Apparently the e 20 plus has been discontinued for the domestic Indian market. It will be interesting to see what replaces it. Excellent video BTW.
eKUV 100 will do it. It is a compact SUV.
The production rate they achieve with so few workers and basically no automation goes to show how amazingly simple EV production is, compared to conventional cars, when they don't have every gadget on the market included. Especially the three wheeler is direly needed in Asia to replace those two stroke tuktuks running around everywhere.
Thanks a lot for this really interesting factory tour! I'm working at a car plant too and so it was especially fascinating to see that different approach to assembling vehicles.👍
Every global region has unique & sometimes incompatible vehicle needs .. this is a great example of that. These vehicles offer a perfect price point for India's crowded slow speed roads.. while these same vehicles could never be allowed on most roads in the USA.
why these vehicles could never be allowed on most roads in the USA? because of speed limit??
@@dude8687 The US government agency NHTSA issues Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards ... there are many design requirements which must be met .. and those requirements vary greatly between different global auto market regions ... that is why a global OEM must tailor their model design for each region, to maximize regulation compliance at an affordable price.
Nice 👌👍vedio , amazing to see you in india mahindra EV factory , what is telimatic system the term you were telling about.... ?
Thanks for visiting.Nikki, You have lot of subsribers here.
Hi, you missed to give data like production numbers, range and cost
She did disclose they paid her way to India. Quid pro quo.
There is no such thing as "reality" tv. Survivor, cops etc are "not real" quid pro quo
I think a Treo would be a wonderful "second car" - just a bit more storage than my bicycle for trips to the supermarket and no need to get out the car for collecting and dropping various people off. I suppose I might think twice before putting a child in the back. I don't know if it would cope with a motorway but a lot of my family's trips are local and don't need that.
30 seconds into the video... I love the soundtrack used !!
60 seconds into the vido... And am so damn impressed with the presenting!
@@toyotaprius79 90 seconds in and i'm sold.
India should be and probably is proud of what is a world class on a budget options in electric vehicle manufacturing. kudos to Mahindra!
Congrats to India on being a progressive economy in the EV market.
Great factory tour! many thanks for making this video! :)
It's a start. indian electric two and three wheeler market going to boom. Govt planning to ban petrol scooters by 2025. Already subsidy of $150 per kw of lithium ion battery for scooters under FAME scheme.
You did look a bit excited to be there, not surprising really.Great opportunity!
Did you get to test drive ?
Excellent video Nikki !
After all the talk around high-end EVs, it's nice to see that the other end is also gaining traction .
Great video ,it would be better if you reviewed treo and e2o plus . Mahindra is stopping e2o production in few months , because of updated BS6 norms.
They will start new car E KUV100 by the end of 2019.
BS6 is applicable for electric vehicles?
@@TheEnforcersVlog , only for safety rules in electric vehicles.
It’s because of the stricter crash safety norms that will come into effect in India in the next few months. It is not due to BS6(similar to Euro-6) which is emission norms for ICE(internal combustion engine) vehicles.
Great video. I’m always intrigued when I see UA-cam presenters trying to walk backwards while speaking a piece to camera which hardly ever happens on network tv.
Great presentation. Very precise and well scripted.
Was interesting all the way through.
Mahendra is on its way to being the new Ford.
Theyve been making some impressive SUV's since decades.
Wow. That was great! Really different
Superb narration, shown most non secret part of the factory. I feel like buying a 4 wheel EV. My son in 🇺🇸 has 2 Tesla and I drive them when visiting him. Good job Anand Mahindra and his gang.
Terrific video! I can't believe how low tech it is. I've seen lots of clips of high tech factories like Tesla, GM, and Toyota, with massive robotic arms assembling cars. This is totally opposite. Definitely not what I expected.
It's the volume ,they barely sell any of e20 thanks to the exorbitant prices of these vehicles
Welcome to india
That was a very good real world review. These are the vehicles that are going to revolutionize transportation in developing countries. Mahindra E2O Plus for the working class and taxis. Treos electric vehicles for rural transportation. teslas, etc well - nice and fancy but toys for the rich.
I would love to know the range of each vehicle! Nice video though
100 to 120 kms
120 km full charge + battery swap tech
Thanks for exploring India
Thanks for coming to India and sharing how the low cost, labor intensive, but effective production processes are working at a pioneer such as Mahindra Electric. EVs have a long way to go in India, and capital costs of batteries and their ruggedness in harsh / hot conditions is an important factor. Total vehicle capex and efficient financing are important in markets with higher inflation and higher interest rates like India.
Great episode... Thanks for covering an indian EV producer.
Is this the same Mahindra that also manufactures tractors?
Talking of tractors... any chance of covering EV and farming? Like any electric tractors or farm utility vehicles?
As someone else has already mentioned... these are the vehicles that will change the world.
Yeah it is the same Mahindra that produces tractors😊
There ICE vehicle manufacturing is very modern
Thank you for such a detailed look at Mahindra's factory! I love that you were given such open access, and I like the fact that the company seems to be doing things very well!
How come you did not talk about the main thing. The specs of the Treo and E2O. Like range, batter capacity. Charging time .....
In western countries.. Only high end & special customized cars are hand made..there is soo much luxury only enjoy by only 1% population.. But we here in india.. Even our ordinary low cost commercial vehicles also hand made.... Soo enjoy your visit in India.. Auto riksha.. 😊
Great video Nikki! Thanks for your knowledgeable and professional presentation, and thanks to Mahindra Electric for hosting.
Very nice presentation 👍 about Indian E Vehicles
Sadly, the servicing seems to be very bad actually. Mahindra seems to be not so interested in the e2o. Many customers complaint a BMS error, which leads to huge cell imbalances and a emergency shut off.
Repair takes a few month.
220 employees, 12000 cars per month. Maybe Tesla should pay them a visit...
Excellent.
one thing you notice on this video is how low decibel the production line this
@4:05 air conditioning compressor, not air compressor, unless the E20 has air suspension.
This assembly process reminds me of Ford building cars before the Model T and assembly line were used for production.
Thank you for coming to India, again thanks for making a video of mahindra Electric. I was a proud owner of E2o electric car, had to sell since I moved to UAE.
Wow, so manual - Henry Ford would be right at home.
And so Charlie Chaplin... 😃
India currently has 1.5 million electric ricshas or autos running on its roads.mahindra has not been aggressive when it comes to their electric segment.they are more interested in pushing their ice vehicles
Typical like any other legacy auto manufacturer.
Fantastic video! I wish I could give this video more likes.
I noticed a charge port, but can they use sun mobility battery swapping as well?
Another poke in the eye for the koch brothers!
A crying shame these were discontinued. They're necessary today more than ever.
Great video as usual... somehow I like the fact that there are no robots ...great for the individual psyche and social fabric...as I see the unemployment rate in India is rising.
cool factory tour!
Brilliant Video, one of your best !!
9:00 I've never seen a golf cart dyno before, Cool.
Lol. That's not a golf cart. That's an auto rickshaw or auto. Tuk tuk might be a more familiar name. The specs are definitely better than your average golf cart.
Videos like this one are the best thing about this channel
Excellent !! Loved it !!
Very impressive and nice looking vehicles.
I think vehicles like the Trio would make excellent delivery vehicles for city centres. Large enough for local deliveries, quite, no fumes and relatively cheap. I think it would need doors however if it were to come to the UK!
John Michael , it is the kind of vehicle mostly used for last mile connectivity in urban and semi urban areas. The top speed of such vehicles in India is usually around 40 to 50kmph.
Your most informative and least annoying video yet! Wonderful.
Great information on Indian EV mfg. thank you.
Good video. We need a follow-up video showing where the vehicles are being used in India and the type of customers that are buying them.
It's replacing the gas ones we have now. So after like 10 years you will only see the electric tuk-tuks in India.
Amazing video!!!!
Really like this video Nikki! More like this! 😊 Love the shirt!😃
Awesome Video, I hope to see the in the UK
Interesting, nice to know what happens in other countries.
If we were serious about the damage that gasoline and Diesel cars cause we'd be building cheap electric cars like this in the USA😉. I'm really glad do see this going on in such a populated country!
Great vid... more more more pleass
Nothing to envy the Peugeot infomercials of the 80's and 90's
Great video! Thanks.
E2O has been declared unfit to run on Indian roads(as per the new safety standard which is equivalent to Europe now...Finally), and so now they will be supplying it to neighboring countries where the safety norms are still lax.
Fantastic job!
I really Enjoyed this one
Mahindra, start building E2O Plus in US for US market.
Mahindra already has offices in US but Because of trade fear from trump , it is very hard to do that
excellent as usual thank you
Grate Job as always
Interesting strategy of Mahinda. On Indian front, they concentrate on lower mass end of the market (3 wheeler for public transport and small car for economy concerned customer). On the international level, they are concentrating on ultra high end creating a company like Pininfarina who will make the worlds fastest electric car. Let’s see which card will be more successful. As a old Mahendra Jeep fan, hopefully both!
You didn't say the size of the trio battery packs? How many kwh?
I'm not going to look through all the other comments, but I'm sure others have noted the Trio is an extremely happy looking EV.
Thumbs-up for saying Bengaluru..
Driving in India probably would have to be the scariest thing you could ever do
daniel guillaume yeah but once u learn driving in India, u could drive anywhere in the world😂
that's the part of adventure.. and most of the countries are boring but India makes you feel alive..!!
Please show finished car first at the end look like a rickshaw?