All-electric 4x4 manufacturer Munro Vehicles, Scotland’s only volume car maker, has disclosed it has secured a two-year customer pipeline worth £68 million.

Its first pre-production model, the white hard top five-seater Series-M Utility, has just left its East Kilbride factory, ten months after Munro unveiled the MK_1 prototype model in Edinburgh.

Munro said the roll-out of the Series-M Utility signifies the next phase in its strategic vision to expand production facilities and workforce to 300 new jobs by 2027 in order to scale-up production to 2,500 vehicles.

The Munro Series-M is an electric-powered, four-wheel-drive workhorse with a state-of-the-art electric powertrain, ensuring zero tailpipe emissions. The vehicle is offered in ‘standard’ M170 170kW and ‘high-power’ M280 280kW guises and in Utility (hard top) and Truck (open-bed) configurations. 

Munro said its target customer operates in demanding sectors such as agriculture, construction defence, disaster relief and forestry and will enable them to de-carbonise their 4x4 vehicle fleets, without compromising on off-road performance, practicality, and durability.

Marcus Mackle, Munro head of vehicle sales said: “With a healthy, two-year customer pipeline worth £68 million for the innovative and sustainability-focussed Munro Series-M Utility hard top and Series-M Truck open-bed, we can look forward with confidence.”

“Our customers spoke, we listened and we acted,” explained Munro CEO and co-founder Russell Peterson. “Their feedback drove us to achieve even greater levels of innovation. This enabled us to create a highly versatile, sustainable and enduring electric 4x4 to help customers transition to net zero and protect the environment.”

“After listening to our customers, we introduced numerous improvements. These included an adjustable steering column with steering wheel controls, plus a raft of ergonomic enhancements. A full suite of safety equipment, including airbags, ABS brakes, stability, and traction control, is also now offered.”

A further innovation features a more durable, longer-lasting LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery pack provides a faster 30-minute, 130kW rapid charging time. Munro has also significantly improved the thermal efficiency of the vehicle with waste heat, scavenged from the drivetrain, able to be used to heat the cabin. 

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