Munro Vehicles, a new manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, is set to unveil its first vehicle, the Munro®MK_1, at a global launch event in Edinburgh on December 5. Designed, engineered, and built in the UK, the Munro MK_1 it says “will be the world’s most capable all-electric 4×4, born off-road to navigate the most challenging terrain and operating for up to 16 hours on a single battery charge.”

It says the Munro’s “prodigious all-terrain ability” and advanced all-electric powertrain make it an ideal choice for those seeking to minimise their environmental footprint in numerous sectors, including mining, without compromising on performance or capability.

Engineered to effortlessly transport a crew of five to the most rugged locations, accommodating an 1,000 kg payload and 3,500 kg towing capacity, the Munro it says “represents the ultimate, sustainable, utilitarian, off-road workhorse. Intensely focused on off-highway performance, reliability, ease-of-repair and longevity, the Munro is engineered to provide owners and operators with decades of service.”

Munro CEO, Russell Peterson commented: “This early sketch of the Munro MK_1 by our award-winning in-house designer Ross Compton, underlines our design commitment to build an all-terrain electric 4X4 engineered from the wheels up to provide unparalleled workhorse capability for commercial customers looking to decarbonise their fleets. The Munro MK_1 will effortlessly go to places others can’t reach, with bulletproof durability and ultra-low running costs. The Munro team and I can’t wait to show the world the fully finished vehicle on December 5th.”

Munro Vehicles says it will build 50 vehicles in 2023 before transitioning to a new purpose-built site near Glasgow in 2024. With the creation of 300 new jobs, production will be ramped up to 250 vehicles per year with a strategic roadmap in place to deliver 2,500 units annually by 2027.

The Munro is cleverly engineered to be simple and low-cost to maintain, with the extensive use of existing components. This approach ensures a superior total cost of ownership, with maximum uptime from a fully electric 4×4 that minimises its footprint no matter where it goes.