The XUV400, Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) first electric SUV, has reached a critical environmental milestone early in its journey. The all-new e-SUV is manufactured in Nashik, Maharashtra, in a 100% water-positive plant that uses only renewable energy.
The energy saved in the manufacturing of these cars is enough to light over 1000 houses for a year and is comparable to growing 1 lakh trees. The water-positive production setup saves over 20,000 kilolitres of water per year and can supply water to 40470 dwellings.
Mr. Veejay Nakra, President, Automotive Division, M&M Ltd., comments on the achievement, “Manufacturing an environment friendly vehicle is just one step of a modern automotive company’s climate action journey; a more holistic approach is to manufacture that planet-friendly vehicle in the most sustainable manner possible, and we’ve managed to do that with our XUV400.”
The XUV400 is already India’s most quickly booked electric SUV, with 15000 bookings in just 13 days. Mahindra has stated that 20 to 30 percent of its passenger vehicles will be electric by 2027.
- The Mahindra Group is completely water positive.
- M&M is also the first Indian ‘automobile & components’ firm to be featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) world index for the second year in a row in 2022.
- It is the first Indian organisation to sign EP100 and implement a carbon price strategy.
- Recently, Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA) Houston facilities transitioned to 100% renewable energy.
- M&M is on the CDP’s ‘A’ list for climate and water for 2020 and 2021.
