[driver641]

Originally Posted by driver641

Regarding pricing, I believe Mahindra will try to price is similar to XUV 700 AX7L, anything more, customers will simply just go for the gasoline. Ideally Mahindra have to lure people to go for the electric XEV, but can't price it below the XUV 700 AX7L as well, as it's more future packed.

I expect BE 6 top variant will compete with Creta top variant pricing at ~28L on road, and XEV 9E should be priced at around ~32L on road.

I probably predicted the pricing spot on
Never I thought 9e will be cheaper than the 700. Batteries can get cheaper, but car's won't!

[lalithesh]

Another point which seems to have gone unnoticed regarding the pricing, Mahindra's terms says "Billing will be done WITH the chargers on chargeable basis". That means, the charger would HAVE to be purchased along with the car, by paying whatever price they quote for the charger! That would take these prices even higher!
All these gimmicks that Mahindra is doing is leaving a rather bad taste in the mouth!

[raviemailid]

Originally Posted by lalithesh

All these gimmicks that Mahindra is doing is leaving a rather bad taste in the mouth!

Totally agree with you. I get the point of Mahindra trying to create a great offering, but this whole experience is turning sour than sweet. At the end of the day, we are looking at expensive cars and the target audience of these cars aren't the people who enjoy such drama.

The whole act around price reveal is little too much.

Not allowing people to pick and chose the variants of their choice at launch is sheer arrogance. Right now, we just dont have any clarity of Pack 2.

Creta EV announced and made way after Mahindra EV cars seemed to be way better prepared and planned than Mahindra launch. The exciting part with Mahindra is their 78kwh blade battery, if Creta or eVitara could better the battery pack, I'll pick them.

Price of XUV700 AX7L AWD ex-showroom is less than XEV 9e. Mahindra gets to keep 95% of the XEV money with themselves whereas on XUV700, its 52% only due to 48% taxes. In India, the EVs have to be cheaper than ICE cars due to taxation benefits if the companies can achieve scale. This is precisely the reason Chinese companies have been killing it globally. Once done at scale, EVs are cheaper to manufacture that also offer very high recycling parts than an ICE car.

[Rohitthebest]

How will they price the AWD or 4WD as and when it comes out?
They will be upwards of 35L on road? In that case, I will settle with Roxx's top end, which now looks like a steal at that price for another 2-3 years.

[IamNikhil]

So much suspense, so much mystery all around. Hate that Mahindra is resorting to such gimmicks, just for media traction. Majority of the people I know are severely appalled at such drama. This piecemeal "reveal" is going to prove counter-productive. Customers have a right to know about all variants, not just the Top variant. Also, wonder if this strategy of concentrating only on the Top variant is prudent enough!

[UD17]

I must say, very atrocious price for both 6e and 9E. Mahindra had become greedy with these launches, Keeping the OTR in similar range of their ICE vehicle by taking advantage of Zero RTO.

I would not touch these gadgets for now, not that i am looking for a new vehicle anyways.

[IamNikhil]

Originally Posted by UD17

I would not touch these gadgets for now

Likewise. I would be very hesitant investing 30L on a freshly-baked product like this with a plethora of features. Just cannot digest the fact of driving a full-fledged computer unless it is established and major kinks are resolved. Maybe a year down the line, but I am still very much a fan of ICE vehicles, over EV.

[Rohitthebest]

Originally Posted by lalithesh

Another point which seems to have gone unnoticed regarding the pricing, Mahindra's terms says "Billing will be done WITH the chargers on chargeable basis". That means, the charger would HAVE to be purchased along with the car, by paying whatever price they quote for the charger! That would take these prices even higher!
All these gimmicks that Mahindra is doing is leaving a rather bad taste in the mouth!

Agree.
Two years back when we bought our first electric vehicle - Ather 450X. They charged us INR 20K for the charger, later an informed customer took Ather Energy to Supreme Court and finally they refunded the cost of the charger to all customers. Guess someone will have to take a hard call if this is what Mahindra is planning to practice. The charger should always be included in the car cost.

[SatheeshP]

With 30.5 Ex-showroom, it will be likely 35L OTR in Karnataka. It will be around 32 in states with no road tax. Even BE 6 top variant will be 30+ in Karnataka.

Was seriously considering this car if this the OTR is 30L, guess even Pack 2 might be costlier than 30.

[newenergy]

Originally Posted by lalithesh

Another point which seems to have gone unnoticed regarding the pricing, Mahindra's terms says "Billing will be done WITH the chargers on chargeable basis". That means, the charger would HAVE to be purchased along with the car, by paying whatever price they quote for the charger! That would take these prices even higher!
All these gimmicks that Mahindra is doing is leaving a rather bad taste in the mouth!

The chargers mentioned in the press release are 7.3 kW or 11.2 kW ones but I hope the portable charger rated at 3.3kW is provided as it is a must have. For people like me, the apartment RWAs are not allowing us to install the higher rated chargers let alone the simple 16A plug. I am trying my best right now to convince the RWAs somehow and make them understand but so far my efforts went for a toss. For now our society has 7kW chargers by Statiq so I can manage somehow. I hope the higher rater chargers are made optional as what's the use if we can't use it?

For EV adoption to really take off, Govt needs to intervene and remove this RWA's ability to control charger installations. A lot of us live in apartments and this bureaucracy by RWAs is a big headache

Tech Day Press Release.pdf

[abhisheksahas]

I am risking an unpopular opinion by saying that the pricing of both the cars are in line with the tech, size and battery capacities offered. Probably underpriced too.

There was a strong euphoria during the launch that probably mislead a lot of people to think that these products are going to be priced about 10–15% lesser and I would blame Mahindra for not clarifying all of the prices upfront. a lesson for the future.

But, the cars themselves are still great value for the money because of the Tech & capabilities and space they offer. They truly are revolutionary in every aspect, and the pricing feels like there isn’t much that Mahindra could do better, I’m saying this in spite of knowing that I would not be able to afford either of these cars in the near term.

It’s very important, not to forget that the first owner gets to enjoy lifetime warranty on the battery. This peace of mind itself is worth a couple of lakhs.

Comparing approx ex-showroom prices of some popular EV’s (by non luxury brands) shows that the Mahindra EV twins are priced significantly lower than vehicles with similar or lesser space, fewer tech capabilities and smaller battery capacities too. There was hardly an uproar when these vehicles were launched.

Currv EV - 55 kWh - 22L
BE6 - 59 kWh - 26L
ZS EV - 50kWh - 26L
Atto3- 50kWh-30L
XEV9e- 79 kWh- 31L
Atto3- 60kWh- 34L
Ioniq5- 72 kWh - 46L
Seal- 83 kWh- 53L
EV6- 77kWh- 66L

[GearShiftGuru]

Would have gone ahead with the booking immediately, if the top variant would have been 30 lk on road along with the 11Kw or 7.4Kw charger included. Will wait for Toyota and Maruti EV's and decide.

[Venkatesh]

The Birthplace of Mahindra’s Electric SUVs : XEV 9e and BE 6 in the making

https://youtu.be/eB9eBTvntEw?si=BtkEGUfLLYyH_Xlk

[shyampsunder]

Originally Posted by newenergy

The chargers mentioned in the press release are 7.3 kW or 11.2 kW ones but I hope the portable charger rated at 3.3kW is provided as it is a must have. For people like me, the apartment RWAs are not allowing us to install the higher rated chargers let alone the simple 16A plug. I am trying my best right now to convince the RWAs somehow and make them understand but so far my efforts went for a toss. For now our society has 7kW chargers by Statiq so I can manage somehow. I hope the higher rater chargers are made optional as what's the use if we can't use it?

For EV adoption to really take off, Govt needs to intervene and remove this RWA's ability to control charger installations. A lot of us live in apartments and this bureaucracy by RWAs is a big headache

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In one of the interviews, Mahindra's executive mentions that depending on the requirements of the customer, they will sell the charger. Pretty sure portable charger will be included, so 15A socket based charging will be possible. In your case it will work well, if you need faster charging you can use the common Statiq 7 kW charger otherwise charge on 15A in your own parking slot.

Will recommend against depending on the society charger alone because:

1. In case of power outages, charging won't resume. Will be problematic if such an outage happens in the night and you are planning a trip in the morning.

2. Additional charges plus 18% GST.

3. Hassle of moving the vehicle once charging is done.

A lot of us are using the 15A socket, some BYD seal owners as well.

[newenergy]

Originally Posted by shyampsunder

In one of the interviews, Mahindra's executive mentions that depending on the requirements of the customer, they will sell the charger. Pretty sure portable charger will be included, so 15A socket based charging will be possible. In your case it will work well, if you need faster charging you can use the common Statiq 7 kW charger otherwise charge on 15A in your own parking slot.

Will recommend against depending on the society charger alone because:

1. In case of power outages, charging won't resume. Will be problematic if such an outage happens in the night and you are planning a trip in the morning.

2. Additional charges plus 18% GST.

3. Hassle of moving the vehicle once charging is done.

A lot of us are using the 15A socket, some BYD seal owners as well.

Even I want to use 16A but it all depends on RWAs. In our society they are the road blockers. I am happy to apply for a green meter and get it installed but I am not allowed to. I am sure the same situation is not only for me and for many who live in apartments. Some sane RWAs do allow it and some do not and there is very less or strict instructions from Govt on this (specially Maharashtra).