Mahindra Unveils A New Hi-Tech Electric Vehicle Manufacturing And Battery Assembly Plant In Chakan

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The recently launched electric vehicle plant is installed within Mahindra’s vast 2.83 km² manufacturing facility in Chakan and bespeaks the company’s continuous focus on innovation and sustainable manufacturing. This hub is one of India’s biggest greenfield projects, with the following sustainability factors within the premises: Water Positive and fully Renewable. These features underscore Mahindra's commitment to not only innovate automobile technology but also to do so with sustainability at the center of the innovations.

This new EV manufacturing and battery assembly plant will also fit perfectly within Mahindra’s longer-term vision for the future of mobility. As earlier stated, ₹4,500 crores have been kept aside for this facility as part of ₹16,000 crore capex plan over the F22–F27 period. This strong investment is targeted at several key goals, such as creating new powertrain technology, introducing two new top-of-the-range car models, and increasing software and technology integration.

When combined with these improvements, better manufacturing capabilities turn Mahindra not only for the increased production of EVs but also for the changed and emerging market leader. This plant located in a facility that provides a true model of sustainable industrial development reiterates Mahindra’s progressive policy as a company reacting to present-day degenerative industrial development. Mahindra EV manufacturing plant is a cutting-edge, almost entirely robotized facility that will act as a showcase for state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing. Thus equipped with over 1000 new generation robots and multiple automated transfer systems, the plant represents the state-of-the-art technology in manufacturing.

With this solid grounding in place, Mahindra is now well positioned to take on the challenge of the EV revolution currently underway and readying the next generation of Electric Origin SUVs which the company expects will take consumers on a new high in automotive experience.

Mahindra Electric Mobility manufacturing plant is the future-ready car manufacturing plant for the next generation of Electric Vehicle products which demonstrates the continuous journey of innovation, sustainability in manufacturing, and operations excellence. Extending over 88,000 sqm, this state-of-the-art plant dedicated to Electric vehicle production embodies the Group’s proactive planning towards the emerging electric vehicles market.

Some of the modern technologies used in the manufacture of products in the plant are among the best that are in use today with the accuracy, efficiency, and sustainability of the process. Embedded in this system is a fully automatic Press Shop for efficiently utilizing the resources to produce specialty automotive parts. Accompanying this is an AI-led Body Shop, in which more than 500 hi-tech robots and fully automated transfer units ensure exceptional precision and dependability. All these operations are carefully scrutinized with the help of IoT-based Nerve Center which offers the manufacturers an in-depth view of the processes ongoing on the factory floor.

The battery assembly facility of Mahindra is tremendously innovative in terms of design and complexity it possesses one of the most mini and efficient battery manufacturing lines across the globe. Using the patented process and lean module assembly methods, this new plant marks a trend-setting benchmark in manufacturing advanced batteries for electric mobility applications. The new plant provides a perfect implementation of manufacturing processes developed and applied locally for creating long-cycle, high-performance batteries together with their storage and transfer. As a result of the integration of Industry 4.0, the plant operates with high efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability at every level and process.

To ascertain the quality parameters the plant has end-line tests at various layers which act like real-life conditions on the battery. This testing process is supported by the IP67 ingress protection, and real-time temperature control, along with a way of automatically detecting and isolating an anomaly in the process for increased safety and performance.

Through efficient integration of technology with strict quality control standards this state-of-art battery assembly facility demonstrates Mahindra’s commitment to deliver quality, safety, and reliability for its customers. These are world-class battery solutions strategically designed to enhance the noble aim of the company on electric mobility solutions for the new generation of EVs′.

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