Thursday, January 16, 2020
By Manoj Kumawat
MG To Launch ZS EV In India On January 27, 2020
MG Motor India, the Indian alliance of UK based carmaker MG Motors is reported to probably launch the ZS EV SUV in the Indian car market on January 27, 2020. The SUV was unveiled on December 5, 2019 in India and bookings were commenced by the company on December 21, 2019 and will stop receiving the bookings on January 17, 2020. According to the company sources the first 1000 customers will be delivered the SUV with the introductory price tag. It will be brought in Indian through completely knocked down (CKD) route and will be assembled at its Halol plant in Gujarat, where the company manufactures the Hector SUV. It is reported that ZS EV will be launched in five cities namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, from they will be sent to other cities depending upon the availability of the charging stations.
Mechanically, it will be equipped with 44.5 kWh IP6 certified battery that churns the power of 141 bhp and the torque of 353Nm. The battery delivers an average of 340 kms on a single charge and touches the mark of 100 kmph from standstill in the span of 8.5 seconds. It is the second vehicle by the company in India after the successful launch of Hector SUV and is reported to be laden with contemporary technical features including 8.0 inch touchscreen infotainment system, despite of 10.4 inch as offered in Hector.
It would be interesting to know that going through the average concern of the buyers about electric vehicles, the British carmaker wants to make sure that the buyers will be able to enjoy the flawless drive. The SUV will be equipped with an onboard cable to charge the vehicle with 15 AMP socket. Along with this the company will also configure an AC fast charger which can be used at home and office accordingly, followed by establishing the DC Super-Fast charging network on all the MG Showrooms across the country. These charging stations will be operated on 24x7 basis. With this the company also speculates to extend its network in the selected satellite cities followed by the RSA (road-side assistance).
