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Mahindra e2O electric car prices reduced in India, now starting from Rs 4.99 lakh

The Mahindra e2O is now available in two variants instead of earlier three and comes with a hefty, nearly Rs 2 lakh discount

Overdrive|May 03, 2015, 19:15:36 IST

The FAME-India initiative which was announced a few weeks back has already started generating positive responses. Mahindra is the first of many manufacturers who have announced a drop in the prices of their electric offering in the market. The Mahindra e2O range now starts at Rs 4.99 lakh for the T2 Premium which was earlier priced at Rs 6.76 lakh, ex-Mumbai. The premium T2O Quick2Charge variant retails for Rs 5.38 lakh as opposed to the Rs 7 lakh plus price earlier.

Mahindra says that if there are any existing incentives applicable on the e2O, then this discount is over and above those. Currently the discount on the Mahindra e2O is applicable on Delhi and NCR, Kolkata, greater Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, smart cities as well as cities with one million plus population as notified by the Government. The incentives, however, don't ...Continue Reading...

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