Mahindra e2o G-Wiz replacement launched in the UK ~ station of gear

Indian giant's new e2o electric city car does 63mph and has a range of up to 88 miles

2016-04-15 11:00

Indian carmaker Mahindra has finally replaced the G-Wiz electric car with this - the e2o. On sale in the UK now priced from £12,995 after the plug-in car grant, it rivals more expensive EVs like the Renault Zoe and VW e-up!

The four-seat e2o has been on sale in India for a while but is said to have been upgraded for Brit buyers. It looks markedly different to the original G-Wiz, with larger overhangs and a more car-like design.

• Cars you can drive at 16

The city car uses a 31kW electric motor which produces 42bhp and 91Nm of torque. That's enough to get it up to a top speed of 63mph (10mph more than a Renault Twizy), with a 0-25mph time of 4.9 seconds and a 0-50mph time of 18 seconds.

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The 14kWh lithium-ion battery pack gives it 79 miles of range in base spec, and 88 miles with the 'Revive' mode offering remote emergency charging. It takes nine hours to charge via a normal plug socket, while the TechX model can be charged in 90 minutes on a fast charge.

The e2o comes with two trim levels; the base e2o City and the e2o TechX. The former comes with fabric seats, electric windows, power steering, heating and an LCD digital instrument display, while the Tech X is less sparse with air-con, a Blaupunkt touchscreen sat-nav system and even a smartphone app that can pre-heat and cool the car remotely.

• Quadricycle crash test concerns

Unlike the sparse G-Wiz, the e2o gets two airbags, ABS and ESP as standard, as well as ISOFIX mounts for the rear seats. This new regard for safety is because it's too heavy and fast to be classified as a 'heavy quadricycle' like the G-Wiz and therefore has to offer basic safety equipment. We'll have to wait to find out how well it does in the Euro NCAP safety ratings, however.

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Lawrence Allan

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