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Meet India’s Cheapest Electric Car From MG : Wuling Air EV

(Last Updated On: October 30, 2022)
  • 2-door, 4-seater model
  • Will be made at MG’s Gujarat plant,
  • 300km range, 100km/h top speed

Would you want a Rs 6-7 lakh electric mini hatchback for urban runs? If yes, we have good news in store for you. MG has officially announced that they will launch a small 2-door electric car for the Indian market. It will be based on the Wuling Air EV. How come? MG is part of SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) and Wuling operates a JV with SAIC already. Business formalities aside, the upcoming MG Air EV does promise a lot. Here are few things you should know about this 2-door, 4-seat electric EV.

Wuling / MG Air EV Price

The most affordable electric car in India is the Tiago EV. Priced from Rs 8.5 lakh onwards, it has been a runaway success for the company. The Air EV will clear under-cut the electric Tiago which means a possible starting price of about Rs 6.5 to 7 lakh for standard version with the smaller battery. If MG can pull this off, this could be a great green car for urban runs in India.

Wuling / MG Air EV Battery

Internationally, the Air EV comes with two batteries versions. The standard model comes with a 17.3 kWh battery that promises to offer a range of 200km under test conditions. The long range versions comes with a bigger 26.7 kWh battery pack that gives an additional 50% range – 300km! While the standard version takes 8.5 hrs for a full charge from a 2 kW charger, the long range variant takes only 4 hours for a full charge from a more powerful 6.6 kW charger.

Wuling / MG Air EV Motor

As per Wuling’s international website, both the standard and long range models come with the same 40 bhp / 110 Nm motor. This is capable enough to push the Air EV to a genuine top speed of 100 km/h or 106 km/h as per the speedometer display. We were not able to find the 0-60 km/h acceleration timings anywhere. That said, we are sure the Air EV will come with driving modes of Eco, Normal and Sport.

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Wuling / MG Air EV Features

MG or Morris Garages is known to offer feature loaded vehicles and the Air electric car will be no different. It will come a dual screen set-up on the inside. This includes one each for the infotainment system and the driver info display. There will be a keyless entry and start-stop system along with electric park brake, hill-hold, drive modes, dual airbags and ABS. The Air EV will also offer connectivity options include remote diagnosis and remote functions. There will also be a rotary knob as the drive mode selector.

Verdict : This 2-door 4-seater electric EV looks unconventional but might create a new benchmark in the mass electric space in India.

By Bunny Punia

Bunny has been writing around Automobile technology since 2005! Starting his career in the magazine field with Car India and Bike India, he switched to the online world in 2010. Since then he has been the head of content at various websites like Gaadi.com and Cartoq.com before moving to 91Wheels. At Giznext, he takes care of the automobile tech part

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