Mahindra & Mahindra has showcased the Treo, a lithium-ion battery-powered electric three-wheeler, at the ongoing 2018 MOVE Summit, the Global Mobility Summit organised by NITI Aayog, in New Delhi.
The Mahindra Treo was showcased to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, in the presence of Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group and Dr Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, M&M Ltd. The electric three-wheeler will go on sale in both soft top and hard top variants.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said:
As India aspires to go all-electric, the time is right for us to develop sustainable solutions for urban mass mobility. As the pioneers of electric mobility in India, Mahindra has been working toward making the EV segment adoptable for masses and to facilitate mass transportation. Today, we are delighted to accelerate this large-scale adoption of EVs with the unveiling of the Treo, a vehicle we expect to become the default choice for the last mile commute in urban India.
In the words of the manufacturer, the Treo "represents the next generation of last mile mobility solutions which offer Telematics technology enabled connected features like remote monitoring of range, charge status etc." Powering the Mahindra Treo is a brushless DC motor that draws power from a Lithium-ion battery. The Trio can accommodate four adults (1 driver + 3 passengers). It has an approximate driving range of 110 km on a full charge.
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The electric three-wheeler has a top speed of 45 km/h. Charging the battery pack entirely through a household electrical socket takes 5 hours with a 2 kW charger. Other than the Mahindra Treo electric three-wheeler, the company also showcased its other future mobility solutions at the 2018 MOVE summit. These include MESMA, a modular and scalable electric platform, NEMO, a platform for the software mobility solution, and UDO, a futuristic muscle electric pod concept.
