Flipkart Deployed Electric Vehicles for Last-Mile Deliveries
Flipkart and Mahindra Logistics’ EDEL have announced a partnership that will see the e-commerce giant using electric vehicles (EVs) for its last-mile deliveries. Committing to 100 percent electric mobility, Flipkart will also deploy more than 25,000 electric vehicles in its fleet by 2030. Last-mile delivery is the last step in any delivery process, where a package is moved from a transportation hub to its final destination, such as a personal residence or a retail store. Mahindra Logistics launched its EDEL power supply brand late last year in six cities in India. EDEL will not only help Flipkart with last-mile deliveries but will also provide extensive infrastructure to fully utilize the electric vehicle deployment and operations across the country. Mahindra Logistics has partnered with several OEMs to help with logistics.
Announcing their partnership through a press release, Flipkart said that Mahindra Logistics, through EDEL, will help provide parking and charging stations, workforce training, route planning, and battery exchange stations for the platform. e-commerce in the future.
“Electrification of the logistics fleet is an important part of Flipkart’s broader sustainability goal and a key focus area for the company,” said Flipkart Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Hemant Badri. “We are happy to have Mahindra Logistics on board as a logistics partner, who will play an important role in helping us achieve our vision of making our logistics fleet fully electric by 2030.” Flipkart has already partnered with Hero Electric, Mahindra Electric, and Piaggio to introduce electric two- and three-wheelers into its supply chain. It has also been working closely with companies’ R&D teams to develop electric vehicles by helping them build custom vehicles for the e-commerce industry.
Commenting on this, Mahindra Logistics CEO Rampraveen Swaminathan said: “The electric vehicle-based last-mile delivery service, EDEL, is aligned with this and provides customers with a competitive, sustainable last-mile delivery solution. in costs and enabled by technology. Our goal is to expand our network based on our deep partnership with large business customers. ”EDEL has developed electric vehicles that perform well compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts with improved range and load capacity.
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