The Mahindra-owned Italian automotive design and coachbuilder company unveiled the electric hypercar ‘Battista’ in India this weekend at the Hyderabad E-Motor Show. The 1900 HP Electric hypercar it was also taken to the street circuit prepared for the Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix – round four of the 2022/23 season Formula E season. This marks the first time the Pininfarina Battista was exhibited in India.
Also, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was present at the Formula E race in Hyderabad and even toured the Pininfarina Battista on the street circuit, driven by Mahindra Racing Formula E reserve driver Jehan Daruvala. Often referred to as the “God of Cricket” by supporters of him, Tendulkar he seemed to have a lot of fun in the Italian electric beast.
“Pininfarina Baptist had the perfect answer for “Are electric vehicles the future?” It was so fast, we defied time and landed in the future! A wonderful achievement by Anand Mahindra and his team. It is encouraging to see Indian companies returning world-class, cutting-edge automobiles,” Tendulkar tweeted on Saturday.
Also, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was present at the Formula E race in Hyderabad and even toured the Pininfarina Battista on the street circuit, driven by Mahindra Racing Formula E reserve driver Jehan Daruvala. Often referred to as the “God of Cricket” by supporters of him, Tendulkar he seemed to have a lot of fun in the Italian electric beast.
“Pininfarina Baptist had the perfect answer for “Are electric vehicles the future?” It was so fast, we defied time and landed in the future! A wonderful achievement by Anand Mahindra and his team. It is encouraging to see Indian companies returning world-class, cutting-edge automobiles,” Tendulkar tweeted on Saturday.
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Speaking of IV hypercar, gets a quad-engine configuration with a combined power output of 1900PS and a whopping peak torque of 2300Nm. Pininfarina claims the Battista can sprint from 0-100km/h in under 2 seconds, before reaching a top speed maximum speed of 350 km/h. With a sizable 120 kWh battery pack, the EV hypercar offers a range of 476 km on a single charge.
The Hyderabad E-Prix was the first time Formula E had come to India, with DS Penske’s Jean-Eric Vergne sealing a win ahead of Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) and Antonio Felix da Costa (Tag Heuer Porsche) in third place.
