Going Further

Does the addition of two doors and a larger battery make the e2o Plus a more viable option for daily use?

- Ravi Ved

You know you have a pollution problem when 10 out of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world are from your country. While it’s widely known that cars contribute a relatively small percentage to the overall air pollution, it goes without saying that even small steps in the right direction will make a difference. And so the future – albeit distant – has electric vehicles written all over it. There’s simply no denying that the electric mobility revolution will emerge, sooner or later. And when it does, Mahindra wants its name etched in the history books. With that intent, they acquired Reva Electric in 2010, and launched the e2o soon after.

When buying a car, practicality is one of the chief influencers – and it was one of the major drawbacks of the e2o. Price aside, with just 2-doors and limited space on the inside, not to mention a claimed range of 120 kilometres, the e2o wasn’t the most practical machine around. Mahindra seems to have addressed these issues with its new 4-door e2o Plus, which we sampled briefly in Bangalore.