NEW DELHI: EV infrastructure supplier SUN Mobility on Tuesday joined arms with the net food-delivery platform Swiggy to energy greater than 15,000 e-bikes in Swiggy’s supply fleet within the subsequent 12 months.
By way of this partnership, Swiggy’s last-mile supply e-bike fleet may have entry to SUN Mobility’s state-of-the-art battery-swapping expertise and a large community of battery-swapping stations.
Swiggy will be capable to additional its dedication to fast, reliable, and environmentally pleasant deliveries by incorporating e-bikes into the ecosystem of supply autos owned or leased by Swiggy’s supply executives, the corporate stated.
“SUN Mobility is dedicated to selling sustainable last-mile deliveries by means of electrification of the supply fleet. By way of our partnership with Swiggy, we are going to work in the direction of our shared imaginative and prescient of lowering our carbon footprint, selling sustainable mobility, and contributing to a greener surroundings,” Anant Badjatya, CEO, SUN Mobility, stated in a press release.
Swiggy’s fleet fulfils tens of millions of orders per 30 days, with supply executives travelling a median of 80-100 kilometres per day.
With fast entry to battery-swapping stations in shut proximity to hubs of supply exercise reminiscent of busy eating places, Swiggy goals to encourage its current fleet of supply executives to transition to EVs, enabling them to save lots of as much as 40 per cent of the car operating value, positively impacting their earnings.
“Working with SUN Mobility permits us to unravel considerations about entry to battery-swapping stations. Our supply companions can hold going with out placing in additional miles or delays as a consequence of battery-swapping, all whereas giving them financial savings on gas and car upkeep and contributing to a greener surroundings,” stated Mihir Shah, Head of Operations at Swiggy.
The transfer aligns with Swiggy’s dedication to cowl eight lakh kilometres per day by means of electrical autos by 2025.
