Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks
Vodafone India and Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles today announced a strategic technology partnership. This partnership will enable Vodafone to provide Machine-to-Machine (m2m) communication services to power the recently launched electric vehicle, Mahindra e2o.

The e2o which has just been launched in India is a truly ‘connected car’ and is among a select few in the world to support telematics.
Mahindra Reva e2o car owners can using their smart phones or any internet connected computer, with Vodafone’s connectivity, access the following services :
- Know the state of charge in the battery of their car and how far they can travel with the available charge·
- Remotely control its air-conditioning and set schedules to pre-heat or pre-cool the car before they use it · Lock or unlock the car doors · Find the nearest charging stations·
- Receive alerts on various events with the car such as a disruption in charging due to power cuts, safety related reminders such as a door being left unlocked or a parking brake not applied.
- Get an emergency boost charge with a command on the smart phone to go an extra 8-10 kms.
- Have the Mahindra Reva Tech Help Desk remotely do prognosis and diagnostics of the car.
The e2o uses Vodafone’s m2m services Ltd, for this connectivity and provides a holistic and cutting edge experience including many other useful and innovative features, specially tailored by Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India.
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