Mahindra had introduced the first two of its Electric Origin range of SUVs — BE 6 and XEV 9e— late last year. However, deliveries for the coupe electric SUVs only began this year in a phased manner. The deliveries began with the Pack Three which came with the 79kWh battery pack followed by Pack Two with the 59 kWh battery pack.
Recently, Mahindra introduced new variants in the Pack Two level by offering the 79 kWh battery, as many buyers wanted more range and fewer features. Hence, the BE 6 and the XEV 9e are now available with the Pack Two 79 kWh battery. The company has now started dispatching the same to the dealerships across the country.
The BE 6 Pack Two B79 variant is priced at Rs 23.50 lakh, whereas the XEV 9e Pack Two B79 variant costs Rs 26.50 lakh (both exshowroom). The new midspec variants with the bigger 79 kWh battery pack are affordable by Rs 3.40 lakh for the BE 6 and Rs 4 lakh for the XEV 9e, than their respective Pack Three variants.
The Pack Two variants of both Mahindra XEV 9e and BE 6 offer exterior features such as LED headlights, LED fog lamps with cornering function, LED DRLs and LED tail lights. It also gets 19inch alloy wheels with aerodynamic inserts and illuminated logos.
Inside, both EVs get leatherette seat upholstery, and 12.3inch displays — two in the BE 6 and three in the XEV 9e. Both electric SUVs get dualzone auto AC with rear vents, powered and ventilated front seats, a fixed panoramic glass roof, wireless phone charger, and dualzone auto AC. An autodimming inside rearview mirror (IRVM), rain sensing wipers, and pushbutton start/stop also make it to the feature suite.
In terms of safety, both EVs come equipped with certain standard features including six airbags, a rear parking camera, front and rear parking sensors, disc brakes on all wheels, and an electronic parking brake with auto hold function. These variants are also equipped with a Level2 ADAS suite with features like lane keep assist and driver drowsiness detection.
For the Mahindra BE 6, the 59 kWh variants claim a range of 535 km whereas the 79 kWh variants promise a range of 682 km on a full charge. On the other hand, the 59 kWh battery in XEV 9e offers a range of 542 km, and the 79kwh battery claims a range of 656 km on a single charge.
Powering both couple electric SUVs are a single electric motor mounted on the rear axle delivering peak torque of 380 Nm. The 59 kWh battery variants offer a detuned output of 228 bhp whereas the 79 kWh battery variants offer power output of 282 bhp.
