MG Launches Comet EV in India, Price Less than Rs 8 Lakh

The number of automobile companies launching electric vehicles in the country is increasing. In this episode, MG Motor launched the Comet EV on Wednesday. This is the company’s entry-level electric car. It is based on the Wuling Air EV sold in Indonesia. Its starting price is Rs 7.98 lakh. Booking for this will start from May 15.

It is a two-door, four-seat subcompact hatchback. The Comet EV measures 2,974 mm in length, 1,505 mm in width and 1,631 mm in height. Its battery is 17.3 kWh and the certified range in a single charge is around 230 km. Its electric motor gives power of 41.42 bhp and torque of 110 Nm. The company has given a 3.3 kWh charger with it. It can fully charge the battery in seven hours. It has two screens of 10.25 inches. One of these is for the instrument cluster and the other for infotainment. Both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available with this electric car.

Its top variant gets features like ABS, EBD, dual front airbags, tire pressure monitoring system, front and rear 3 point seat belts and reverse parking camera. The Comet EV will compete with the Tata Motors Tiago EV and the Citroen E:C3. This electric car has a smart key which has a square shape and has three buttons for lock, unlock and open the tailgate. However, there is no slot to keep it on a keychain. Apart from this, it will also have a digital key so that the owner of the vehicle will be able to share it with other people.

This will be the company’s most affordable electric car in the country. It can get two driving modes, Normal and Support. Its top speed can be up to 100 kmph. In this year’s Economic Survey, it was said that the market for electric vehicles in the country could increase to one crore units annually by 2030. In December last year, India had overtaken Japan and Germany to become the third largest automobile market in the world in terms of sales. The company said that for safety, a solid steel frame has been used in it.