Electrifying Maruti 800, The “People’s Car”

Watch how the beloved Maruti 800 got a brand new make-over as an electric vehicle with exciting new modifications.   Thanks Northway Motorsport.

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00:30So we've mounted seven batteries over here.

00:59All of them are 200AH Lithium Phosphate batteries and the rest of the batteries are in the engine

01:04compartment.

01:05So we have the rest of the nine batteries here in the engine compartment.

01:20We're introducing a really unique feature in this car.

01:28It's a hill hold assistance for downward slope in forward direction as well.

01:32So I'm not holding the brakes.

01:33The handbrake is switched off and my car holds itself in the position that it is in irrespective

01:40of the gradient.

01:41And so I just throttle to go ahead.

01:58And that's how you pull back.

01:59The reason we've not kept rear seats in the car is because this is a recreational fun

02:03car intentionally made to be driven on racetracks and stuff.

02:06So what we plan over here is we plan a nice flat luggage storage compartment where you

02:13can also put a small little bed and go for camping and stuff.