MUMBAI : Tata Motors plans to launch electric cars with a minimum range of 500 kilometres and advanced technology features, targeting buyers in India and beyond, the company said on Friday.
Tesla's Model 3 EV can have a range of over 500 kms, according to its website, and by 2025 industry analysts say that should be close to the norm. Source told Reuters this week Tata expects to ramp up EV annual production to more than 80,000 units this financial year, representing four-fold growth from the previous year.
Giving Tata more flexibility to source components, the vehicles built on the new platform will be agnostic to battery chemistries and battery cell formats, Shailesh Chandra, managing director of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility said at Friday's event.