Mahindra Electric And SmartE Partner To Promote Last Mile Electric Mobility Solutions

Mahindra Electric and SmartE have signed an MoU to promote last mile connectivity solutions in India. As part of the MoU, SmartE will introduce the first 1,000 Mahindra Treo and Treo Yaari electric three-wheelers in Delhi-NCR in the first phase by March 2019. In the second phase, SmartE will deploy a total of 10,000 electric three-wheelers across the country by 2020 which will include all the metro cities along with some of the tier two cities. However, in the Delhi-NCR region, SmartE has initially started to provide its service only in Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad and has left out Noida and Greater Noida where the services will be extended at a later date.
The MoU was signed by Mahesh Babu, CEO- Mahindra Electric and Goldie Srivastava, Co-Founder and CEO, SmartE. Mahesh Babu, CEO, Mahindra Electric, said, “As the pioneers of electric mobility, we are happy to join forces with SmartE to accelerate the adoption of electric mobility. India is witnessing rapid urbanization and metros are driving the multi-modal mobility needs of the large working population in urban cities. Our Treo range of three-wheelers will address the demand for connectivity and transform the way urban India travels. Associations with partners such as SmartE will make it easier to adopt electric mobility and enable our cities to be more environmentally friendly.”