Practice English with NewsPractice with News
BusinessTechnology137 words1 min read

Mahindra Launches 2026 BE 6 SPORTEQ Electric Car

0:00 / 0:00

Listen to the story

Mahindra has launched a new car. It is called the 2026 BE 6 SPORTEQ. This is an electric car. It does not use petrol or diesel.

The price starts at Rs 19.45 lakh. A lakh is a number. It means one hundred thousand.

There is also a special version. It is called the Formula E Freedom Edition. Formula E is a racing sport. The cars in this sport use electric power.

Mahindra also has good news for old customers. People who already own a BE 6, XEV 9e, or XEV 9S will get new features. These are software features. Software is a computer program inside the car.

The new features will come to these cars soon. Owners will not need to buy a new car. They will get the SPORTEQ features on their current car.

Vocabulary15 words

electric car
a car that runs on electric power, not petrol
lakh
a number equal to one hundred thousand
Formula E
a racing sport for electric cars
software
a computer program that makes something work
launch
to show or sell a new product for the first time
edition
a special version of a product
feature
a special part or function of something
customer
a person who buys something
version
one type of a product that has small changes
price
the amount of money you pay for something
owner
a person who has a car or thing
model
a specific type of car made by a company
update
new information or changes added to something
brand
the name of a company that makes products
vehicle
a machine like a car used for travel

Quiz

1. What is the 2026 Mahindra BE 6 SPORTEQ?
2. What is the starting price of the car?
3. True or False: Owners of the older BE 6, XEV 9e, and XEV 9S will get new software features.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Mahindra has launched a new car. It is called the 2026 BE 6 _____.

This is an electric car. It does not use petrol or _____.

The price starts at Rs 19.45 _____.

There is also a special version. It is called the Formula E Freedom _____.

Formula E is a racing sport. The cars in this sport use electric _____.

Mahindra also has good news for old _____.

People who already own a BE 6, XEV 9e, or XEV 9S will get new _____.

These are software features. Software is a computer program inside the _____.

Owners will not need to buy a new _____.

They will get the SPORTEQ features on their current _____.

More Business stories