Auto Expo 2018: Sweden’s Uniti hopes to launch affordable E-car by 2020 in India

NEW DELHI: Swedish startup Uniti, which has formed a strategic partnership with the Bird Group for its foray into India, is seeking to launch an affordable, five-seater electric city car in 2020 to cash in on the green mobility wave in the country. The car may be priced around Rs 7.5 lakh. Uniti is the fourth international automotive brand that has announced plans to enter India by the turn of the decade, following Kia Motors, MG Motor and Peugeot.

Lewis Horne, chief executive officer, Uniti, told ET: “We recently launched a two-seater electric city car in Europe. There is a big push toward emobility by the Indian government. We are developing a five-seater electric vehicle, which we plan to launch in India early 2020.”





Uniti, along with Bird Group, will display the two-seater electric car and virtual reality impressions of the five-seater electric vehicle at the Auto Expo in Greater Noida to assess local consumer requirements.

The electric car being planned for the market here will have a range of 250 km. It will be positioned in the mass segment and come tagged between Rs 7 and Rs 7.5 lakh, exclusive of government incentives. The company in the process of commencing a market analysis, in collaboration with the Bird Group, to understand the driving habits and needs of Indian consumers.