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New Delhi, December 12
Mahindra Electric and SmartE, an electric vehicle fleet operator, on Wednesday announced a partnership with plans to deploy 10,000 electric three-wheelers across the country by 2020.
Under the partnership, SmartE will introduce 1,000 Mahindra Treo and Treo Yaari electric three-wheelers in Delhi-NCR by March 2019 with an aim of transforming last mile connectivity.
“To start with, SmartE has already taken 50 Treo range of electric three-wheelers from us. The plan is to deploy 1,000 such vehicles in Delhi-NCR by March 2019,” Mahindra Electric CEO Mahesh Babu told reporters here.
The partnership has the potential to expand pan India, he said, adding “the plan is to deploy 10,000 such vehicles by 2020”.
Last month, Mahindra Electric had launched its first lithium ion electric three-wheeler range Treo and Treo Yaari with starting price of Rs 1.36 lakh (ex-showroom Bengaluru).
SmartE Co-Founder and CEO Goldie Srivastava said the company plans to roll out a total of one lakh vehicles by 2022 through its fleet. — PTI
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