Amazon India enter in partnership with Mahindra for electric mobility

New Delhi, February 25: In a major development, E-commerce giant Amazon India has entered into a partnership with Mahindra electric to fulfill its commitment towards electric mobility in the country. Under their partnership, the company said it will deploy 10,000 of Mahindra's electric three-wheeler treo zor across the country by 2055.

 

 

 

This partnership has come amid when Amazon has made a global commitment to acquire 100,000 electric vehicles for its delivery fleet by 2030.

 

While talking about the partnership, Akhil Saxena Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon said, the company is committed to building a supply chain, which will minimize the environmental impact of their operations across the country. He added that deploying the 10,000 vehicles in the country is an integral milestone to becoming a sustainability leader in the industry.

 

He further added that they will continue to work with several OEMs to build a fleet of 'Made in India' electric vehicles that ensure sustainable and safe deliveries of customer orders."

 

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari praised the partnership saying, "The partnership between Amazon India and Mahindra Electric is a welcome step, which reaffirms India’s significant progress in the e-mobility industry, and highlights the role of automakers and e-commerce companies to achieve our environmental sustainability goals.”

 

The minister further said the government’s efforts to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in the country, and steps taken towards setting up infrastructure backed by policy measures would help more companies adopt e-mobility.