Mahindra Treo Zor
Mahindra Treo Zor has the capability to pull a variety of buyers due to its unique status and build.
Mahindra Treo Zor has the capability to pull a variety of buyers due to its unique status and build.
Pictures fail to do justice to the Mahindra Treo Zor electric cargo three-wheeler. They simply don’t; not until the vehicle is seen in flesh and admired. Not only does the vehicle look attractive when seen by the naked eye, it looks a design that seems to nicely marry the art of understanding the market needs with technology and aesthetics. A clue of this is had by the positioning of the 47 kWh lithium-ion battery and its associated electronics in a secured compartment under the driver’s seat. Achieving a good mix of form and function, the electric three-wheeler looks attractive. Creating its own identity in the crowd of diesel cargo three-wheelers, the Treo Zor turns heads. With a single wheel at the front and two wheels at the rear, it is a three-wheeler all right. It is different however, and in a subtle and sophisticated way that is fast becoming a hallmark of the new CVs entering the Indian market. Looking simple yet attractive and appealing, the Treo Zor stands out. With its body made up of rugged SMC body panels at front, in a colour combination of blue and white, the vehicle draws strength from its tubular frame. The SMC panels are bolted to it on the inside. Highlighting the use the light weight alternate materials over steel,
the vehicle, coming across as cute, honest and practical, leverages technology to offer a significantly lower TCO as compared to a diesel cargo three wheeler. Despite the use of alternate light-weight material, the vehicle does not ever give an impression of being inferior in its built quality when compared to a diesel cargo three-wheeler either. Coming from an organised that the Mahindra & Mahindra is, the Treo Zor exhibits a rare ability to pulls buyers to it.
Promising Rupees-two per km fuel saving as compared to a diesel cargo three-wheeler, the Treo Zor is also low on maintenance. The Mahindra folks put the figure at fourtypaise per km as compared to a diesel cargo three-wheeler. Backed by a three-year standard warranty, the electric three wheeler weighs 999 kg. With a payload of 550 kg, which is claimed to be the best in class, it is aimed at first mile and last mile applications. Accompanied by a 48V, 2000W AC charger capable of charging the battery in three hours and fifty minutes, the Treo Zor is powered by an eight-kW motor placed adjacent to the rear axle. Calling for a 15A three-pin 230V AC socket that is usually used to drive a home refrigerator or a washing machine at home, the vehicle has the rear half of its frame made of square tubes of various dimensions welded together. The motor controller is placed above the motor and is accessed by removing a square lid built into the cargo tray floor. Unlike the front arrangement where a rather conventional looking fork has the wheel attached to it with the help of a helical spring and shock absorber, the rear suspension is made up of leaf