Mahindra XEV 9e and Mahindra BE 6e Launch In India. The Mahindra’s two EVs comes under its new sub-brands, XEV and BE. Both new EVs take a lot of inspiration from their respective concept models.
Price in India
- Mahindra BE 6e with 59 kWh battery price set at Rs 18.90 lakh
- Mahindra XEV 9e with 59 kWh battery price set at Rs 21.90 lakh
All prices are introductory ex-showroom, pan-India.
Mechanical Specifications
Mahindra XEV 9e
The Mahindra XEV 9e has an upright bonnet that features the new illuminated Mahindra ‘Infinity’ logo and connect LED DRL setup that extends to the sides of the vertically stack LED projector headlights.
The grille, as seen on most EVs, is blank off and the lower bumper is black, featuring two LED fog lamps and an air inlet.
Mahindra XEV 9e has sloping roofline and flush door handles on the SUV-coupe.
Mahindra XEV 9e ORVMs are body colour, the B- and C-pillar are black and the wheel arches have a black cladding, which runs across the length of the EV.
The aerodynamically design dual-tone alloy wheels are also give a black finish.
Mahindra XEV 9e has a connect LED tail light setup that has a similar invert U-shape design as seen for the LED DRLs up front.
The protruding tailgate features an illuminate Infinity logo which the carmaker will use specifically for its EVs.
The rear bumper is black and features a chrome applique on it.
Mahindra BE 6e
The Mahindra BE 6e gets a more angular bonnet design with aggressive cuts and creases and an illuminated BE logo.
Mahindra BE 6e gets LED projector headlights as well but these are horizontally stack.
The C-shape LED DRLs are not connect by any light bar.
Mahindra BE 6e lower bumper is black and features LED fog lamps and a silver skid plate.
The Mahindra BE 6e has dual-tone alloy wheels are different, but the gloss cladding on the wheel arches is the same as the Mahindra XEV 9e.
Mahindra BE 6e has flush-type door handles on the front doors, while the rear door handles are integrate into the C-pillar.
The Mahindra BE 6e wheel arches are more flare and the ORVMs, A-, B- and C-pillars are given a black shade.
The tail lights here are C-shape like the DRLs and these too are not connect.
The tailgate features an illuminated BE logo and the bumper is black out and features aggressive cuts and creases.
The interior of both EVs are minimalist and feature a 2-spoke steering wheel with Infinity logos and the rest is similar with a layer dashboard design.
The centre console features dials for the driving modes and the gear shifter.
Both also features two cupholders and a wireless phone charger, while Mahindra BE 6e has two wireless phone charging pads.
The console extends to the front centre armrest.
The only difference between both has three 12.3-inch screens on the dashboard (one each for the driver’s display, touchscreen and passenger display).
Mahindra BE 6e gets dual screens.
Mahindra is also offering a premium feature suite with the Mahindra XEV 9e and Mahindra BE 6e.
These include a panoramic sunroof, a multi-zone AC, a wireless phone charger, a 1400-watt 16-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, and ventilated and powered front seat.
Both EVs also feature an augmented reality (AR) based heads-up display.
Mahindra safety package is also robust with features such as 7 airbags (as standard), an electronic parking brake, ISOFIX child seat mounts, and a 360-degree camera.
Both EVs also come with tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and level-2 advance driver assistance systems (ADAS) tech with features such as autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, forward collision warning and adaptive cruise control.
Mahindra is also offering both EVs with a park assist feature as seen on some luxury models.
Both Mahindra EVs are built on Mahindra’s EV-specific INGLO platform, which Mahindra has design from the ground up specifically for EVs.
These EVs come with two battery pack options and a rear-wheel-drive (RWD) setup.
Features
Both the Mahindra BE 6e and Mahindra XEV 9e support 175 kW DC fast charging, allowing the battery to charge from 20% to 80% in just 20 minutes.
| Model | Mahindra BE 6e | Mahindra XEV 9e | ||
| Battery Pack | 59 kWh | 79 kWh | 59 kWh | 79 kWh |
| No. Of Electric Motor(s) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Power | 231 PS | 286 PS | 231 PS | 286 PS |
| Torque | 380 Nm | 380 Nm | 380 Nm | 380 Nm |
| Claimed Range (MIDC Part 1+2) | 535 km | 682 km | 542 km | 656 km |
| Drivetrain | RWD | RWD | RWD | RWD |
Also, Mahindra will offer two optional home charging units, a 7.3 kWh and an 11.2 kWh charger, available for purchase.
There are three drive modes, Range, Everyday and Race.
