MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

MG Motor India unveiled the ZS all-electric just under a month ago, and the SUV seems to be a hit among buyers. The company has registered 2,800 bookings of the ZS EV in just under a month. The company however, plans to cater for only 2,409 bookings of the MG ZS electric SUV, for now.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

The company claims that the 2,800 bookings they have registered, are more than the total sales of electric cars in India during 2019. MG Motor also disclosed that 40 per cent of the ZS electric SUVs were booked online, and the remainder 60 per cent came in via dealership and showroom sales.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

The MG ZS electric vehicle will be available at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Ahmedabad at the moment, and the company said that maximum bookings came from Bangalore, followed by Hyderabad.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

Rajeev Chaba, the President and Managing Director at MG Motor India, said, "MG Motor India entered the EV space as a catalyst for the country's nascent EV revolution by providing a complete, end-to-end ecosystem."

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

"The overwhelming response that we have received for the ZS EV validates our faith and highlights how ready the consumer market is for a new-age EV proposition when provided with the best-in-class product and infrastructure. We are compelled to announce a temporary halt in bookings, and would like to thank our customers for their belief in the motto of #ChangeWhatYouCan," he added.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

The MG ZS electric vehicle features the brand's signature omega shaped LED DRLs, projector headlamps with integrated turn signal indicators, a chrome-studded concave grille that houses the MG logo and the charging port under it.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

Other features include an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system, push-button start and stop, tilt adjustable steering, a kinetic energy recovery system, and three driving modes among a host of other features.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

The MG ZS EV features a three-phase permanent magnet motor and a 44.5kWh Lithium-ion battery that produces 141bhp of power and 353Nm of torque. The engine comes mated to an automatic gearbox. To read an in-depth review of the MG ZS electric SUV, click here.

MG ZS Electric SUV Registers 2,800 Units In Bookings Within 27 Days Of Unveil

Thoughts About The MG ZS Electric SUV Registering 2,800 Units In Sales

This is good news for the Electric Auto Industry in the country. And the number show that MG is doing well in the electric markets as well. In fact so well, that the company has had to put a temporary stop to the bookings. We suspect they never expected this many bookings in the first place.

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Article Published On: Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 18:15 [IST]
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