Bengaluru: E-commerce giant Amazon India has tied up with Mahindra Electric to add electric vehicles to its delivery fleet.
Mahindra will provide 10,000 EVs to Amazon by 2025. Globally, Amazon is adding 1,00,000 EVs.
Mahindra’s Treo Zor EVs will be used for delivery here. Amazon has currently engaged these in Bengaluru, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore and Lucknow.
The EV has a payload capacity of 550 kg. It has a range of 125 km and the motor makes 42 Nm of torque.
Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon said, “We are committed to building a supply chain that will minimise the environmental impact of our operations. The expansion of our Electric Vehicle fleet to 10,000 vehicles by 2025 is an integral milestone in our journey to become a sustainability leader in the industry. We 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, and this partnership with Mahindra Electric is a testament of our commitment.”
