Rumour: Mahindra-Pininfarina to develop electric super car

Speculations about Mahindra and Pininfarina working on an electric super car have been doing rounds on the internet ever since the former's IT arm acquired a controlling stake in the Italian company. Now, Anand Mahindra - Mahindra's chairman has claimed that Pininfarina's future plans include designing its own car.

Mr. Mahindra made the announcement after the London round of the FIA Formula E championship, in which Mahindra has a racing team. The Chairman believes that Pininfarina is a brand in itself, and thus needs to not only design cars for other brands, but to design its own car, which is something that the design house has never done before.

Pininfarina has recently designed the H2 speed Hydrogen-fueled concept car (pictured here) for a Swiss company named Green GT, which was also showcased at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.

Over the years, Mahindra has become a prominent player in the electric car domain with the e2o and the Formula E racing experience. The Indian automaker plans to use its electric vehicle technology in the Pininfarina-designed car, which is expected to be launched with a Pininfarina badge.

Source: AutoExpress