City-based Jayem Automotives will soon launch electric cars. The 48-volt “Neo” cars will be assembled and marketed by Jayem Auto and produced in strategic association with Tata Motors.

It would run 150 kms with air-conditioning, on full charge. The Neo was powered by an electric drive system developed and supplied to Jayem by Electra EV, a technology company which develops and produces electric drive systems. The first batch of cars will be supplied shortly, Jayem Automotives Pvt Ltd Managing Director, J Anand said in a release today.

Many automakers are joining the electric race and electric vehicles will soon become trend in India, he said.