Force Motors is inching closer to launching electric versions of its popular Traveller platform. The company has confirmed they will be launching their first electric models based off of the platform in the January-March quarter of 2027. In this initial launch, there will be an electric version of an ambulance. Managing director Prasan Firodia says that the electric Travellers have been developed and are currently in their final stage of testing and homologation with the Automotive Research Association of India.
This means the models will be launched in the first quarter of next calendar year. The company had launched a look at an electric version at the 2024 Auto Expo, but this has finally hit market. The Traveller platform has been used widely in all different institutions. It can be seen in ambulances, school buses, police vans, staff transport, tourism and deliveries. Being one of the first variants to be launched, an electric ambulance will show how the company is looking to target areas where low running costs and lower emissions can provide benefits.
As long as there is sufficient charging points, the vehicles will provide an efficient option. However, there will be multiple variants before the company moves onto electrifying it’s Urbania people carrier. The company plans to invest around ₹3,000 crore into expanding production lines, engineering, electrification, hybrid drivetrains and digitisation. They are increasing production to 85,000 units and this will help with their current diesel models as well as their new electric range. The company wants to gradually electrify their range. By launching in the Jan-Mar 2027 timeframe, Force Motors are getting ready to enter this new space in the market.
The platform is already known across the country, so it will make it easy for fleet operators to move into electric commercial passenger carriers. There is no information on battery sizes, range, price or specifics, but as they are completed and in the process of being homologated, they are getting closer. Having an electric ambulance as one of the first models will show how they can help meet demand.