Kevin Fisher, President of Tata Technologies vehicle program development unveiled the eMO-C Small Electric Delivery Van based on the eMO concept shown in Detroit last January. The eMO-C (electric MObility-Commercial) is believed to be a small delivery van that can be used by couriers for delivery or even for Pizza delivery.
The concept certainly looks very exciting and we hope Tata takes it very seriously. As of now, there are no plans to put the eMO-C into production. It is being treated as an engineering study.
Tata has however, conducted a price estimate and realistically it would start from $15,750 (INR 8,50,500) and go up to $23,750 USD (INR 12,82,500) before the rebates that are generally given to electric vehicles. The price per mile (1mile = 1.6km) with eMO-C is less than 2 cents (INR 1.08) per mile.
The eMO-C will meet all current major global regulatory and non-regulatory standards, including current North American safety regulations. It can be modified to meet specific market regulations as well.
Different battery modules will offer range of 50 miles (80km), 100 miles (160km) and 150 miles (240km).
Engineering teams working from India, Europe and North America collaborated to make the eMO-C using a Global Delivery Model. The original eMO had Tata filing for 15 patents, notable of which are the lift and slide rear hatch.
Tata thinks there is a definite potential for the eMO-C in North America
