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(Elbil24): UPDATED: -Car manufacturing and Scotland are not two words that are often used in the same sentence, but now it may soon become one. Start-up Munro Vehicles has developed a powerful off-road electric car that has just been shown in a production-ready version at an event in Edinburgh.
The car is expected to be mass-produced, which is unlikely to happen in Scotland since Talbot ceased production in the country in 1981.
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Workhorse for special needs
The model was called MK1 and is a workhorse of an off-roader, which can really take a beating. Many will draw attention to the design, which bears many similarities to another announced electric workhorse, Bollinger B1. That’s hardly a coincidence, as Munro’s head of design, Ross Compton, previously worked as a designer for Bollinger Motors.
Target groups include, among other things, industries such as forestry, agriculture and mining, but rescue companies that have to recover injured people from hard-to-reach areas are also mentioned as a possible target group.
The automaker promises, among other things, a payload of 1,000 kilograms and the ability to tow a trailer of up to 3,500 kilograms – and outstanding off-road properties. The ground clearance is, for example, almost half a meter. It must also be able to cross bodies of water up to 80 centimeters.
Under the bonnet is an electric motor that produces 375bhp, with 700Nm of torque. The 0-62mph sprint should actually be done in 4.9 seconds, but we doubt this will be a particularly big selling point. Top speed is also claimed to be 137 kilometers per hour.
The battery pack is 61 or 82 kWh and the autonomy of the latter is declared to be 306 kilometers. The charging rate is claimed to be a maximum of 100kW, and charging from 15 to 80% should take 36 minutes under optimal conditions.
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Made in Scotland
And yes, the car will indeed be produced in Scotland, but we are talking about a relatively small volume. Approximately 50 vehicles are expected to be built in 2023, before a new production facility is ready in Glasgow in 2024. All early examples will be built by hand.
The plan calls for the facility to have 300 employees when production reaches full capacity in 2027. By then, Munro Vehicles plans to build 2,500 cars a year.
Pricing starts at 49,995 British pounds excluding VAT, which is equivalent to 610,000 Norwegian kroner. However, it is highly uncertain whether the car will make it to Norway.
