Delhivery Accelerates Green Logistics Push with Plans to Deploy 2,000 Electric Vehicles
Delhivery has inked MoUs with Tata Motors, Euler Motors and Montra Electric to deliver 1,500-2,000 electric commercial vehicles across its intra-city logistics network in the next 12-18 months. The initiative supports its goal of deploying 5,000 commercial EVs in three years.
The following companies—Tata Motors, Euler Motors, and Montra Electric—have all inked memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Delhivery Ltd. The MoU calls for Delhivery to equip its intra-city logistics network with 1,500 to 2,000 four-wheeler electric commercial vehicles throughout the next twelve to eighteen months.
The agreements are an important first step toward Delhivery's goal of deploying nearly 5,000 EVs for commercial use within the next three years. Electric vehicles are becoming more cost-effective compared to diesel vehicles in the intra-city fleet that operates below 200 km a day. This is the target market for Delhivery's EV push.
How Delhivery has Planned to Deploy EVs?
Several types of small commercial vehicles, initially designed for delivery in metropolitan areas, will be part of the electric fleet deployment. In the future, though, operations that necessitate heavier payloads will be handled by electric commercial vehicles with more capacity. Among Delhivery's qualifying intra-city fleet, electric vehicles presently make up around 12-13%. The business plans to increase that proportion to over 50% in the next two to three years by investing in charging and parking infrastructure, as well as in advance payments for vendors.
Within the next four to five years, it intends to completely electrify its sub-200 km fleet as well. Delhivery is actively working to lessen its environmental footprint, and electrifying its fleet is just one component of that endeavour. To cut down on needless kilometres driven, the corporation is boosting the deployment of electric vehicles and improving network design and vehicle utilisation. The Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) is the first to test out Delhivery's pricing infrastructure. The business intends to promote EV adoption by offering vendor partners free parking and low-cost charging.
Delhivery Promoting Sustainable Logistical Solutions
Aiming to reduce the environmental effect of logistics operations while preserving network efficiency and reliability, the company claimed the measures will help this goal. The Tata Intra EV will be a component of Delhivery's partnership with Tata Motors. The initial vehicle to be deployed is the Turbo City Plus from Euler Motors, which will cater to smaller commercial applications. For operations requiring a bigger payload, larger electric vehicles will be included later on.
The goal of the partnership with Montra Electric is to increase the number of EVIATOR installations across the country by capitalising on its success in Delhivery's network. Scaling fleet electrification, according to Prashant Gazipur, COO of In City Operations in Delhi, requires identifying solutions that can meet the varied demands of the company's network without sacrificing operational efficiency. He further mentioned that Delhivery is able to increase its electric fleet size in all vehicle types through its partnerships with Tata Motors, Euler Motors, and Montra Electric.
