Mahindra BE6 Real-World range Test Explained

The Mahindra BE6 stands as the brand’s most selling electric car and comes powered with an option of two battery packs: a smaller 59 kWh and a larger 79 kWh battery pack. We recently had a talk with the owner of the BE6 in order to know the Mahindra BE6 Real-World Range in India and how much he was able to extract with his electric SUV.

According to the user, the BE6 provided a real-world range between 400-600 Km in mixed driving conditions. The owner shared his full experience of 3-week and 950+ km of driving, thus depicting the real range numbers in ideal road conditions. 

Mahindra BE6 Range Test (100% to 0%)

During the real-world range test, the owner used Bangalore-Chennai expressway (NE7) in order to test his BE6 at constant speeds. The A/C was turned on with Amazon Music playing and the odometer with the reading of 8,500 Km. The owner provided us with real test figures about BE6’s potential. The Mahindra BE6 ARAI range is expected to be 683 Km.The test also ruled out wind and gradient variables for pure accuracy and before calculating the actual range, the owner understood the battery as Mahindra claims an official battery pack of 79 kWh, however you cannot utilise 100% of any EV battery due to constrained software buffers which are deliberately put in order to protect battery health. Here are the real-world numbers the owner provided us.

Mahindra BE6 Real-World Highway Range Comparison

The owner put the Mahindra BE6 battery specs and range in actual use and told us that he doesn't drain the battery from 100% SOC to almost zero as a realistic road trip means fast-charging up to 80% SOC and driving till 10% SOC (a 70% usable window). Here are detailed real-world range figures achieved in the test.