Mahindra Reva and Vodafone Business Services today announced a partnership to share technological expertise. Vodafone will be providing Machine to Machine communication services to power Mahindra’s e2o electric vehicle. The e2o has been launched as a connected car in India and features telematics.
e2o owners will be able to access a range of features via their smartphones or internet connected computers thanks to Vodafone’s connectivity. The full range of capabilities are mentioned below:
- Know the state of charge in the battery of their car and how far they can travel with the available charge
- Remotely control its air-conditioning and set schedules to pre-heat or pre-cool the car before they use it
- Lock or unlock the car doors
- Find the nearest charging station
- Receive alerts on various events with the car such as a disruption in charging due to power cuts, safety related reminders such as a door being left unlocked or a parking brake not applied.
- Get an emergency boost charge with a command on the smart phone to go an extra 8-10 km.
- Have the Mahindra Reva Tech Help Desk remotely do prognosis and diagnostics of the car.
The capabilities will be facilitated by Vodafone’s Machine to Machine (M2M) solutions. The company is a leader in telematics technology and the Mahindra e2o is the first vehicle in the Indian market to offer such capabilities.