Bengaluru based Sun Mobility has firmed up its Maharashtra expansion plans by opening 100 swap stations in Mumbai & Pune by the end of FY22-23 and add 2000 swap points across the state by end of 2025. The company swap stations plan to support 2,00,000 electric two and three-wheelers that are expected to clock over 3,00,000 swaps per day.
This infrastructure is expected to create 3000+ direct employment opportunities and support over 2,00,000 self-employed / fleet-employed EV users. The EV operations supported by SUN Mobility Swap PointTM network are expected to reduce vehicular CO2 emissions in the state, by 3,00,000 tons per annum.
SUN Mobility and Amazon have been working on deploying electric vehicles for last-mile delivery, and setting up Sun Mobility operated swapping points for the same at Amazon sites. Currently, there are 200+ vehicles deployed using SUN Mobility’s swap solutions for Amazon’s delivery operations across Delhi-NCR and Bangalore, covering 12,500+ daily kilometers, and clocking 1,250+ daily swaps. To take this partnership further, several Swap PointsTM are also being commissioned at different Amazon sites across Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad.
Anant Badjatya, CEO of SUN Mobility informed that the firm has already partnerships with Indian Oil, Amazon and OEMs as Piaggio, Omega Seiki, Hero Electric and Greaves. "Our investments in setting up a battery swapping network is a testimony to our commitment to making Maharashtra a greener state. This expansion will further strengthen our partnership with Amazon, while enabling them with environment-friendly delivery options pan India.” Badjatiya stated.
SUN Mobility and Amazon have been working on deploying electric vehicles for last-mile delivery, and setting up Sun Mobility operated swapping points for the same at Amazon sites. Currently, there are 200+ vehicles deployed using SUN Mobility’s swap solutions for Amazon’s delivery operations across Delhi-NCR and Bangalore, covering 12,500+ daily kilometers, and clocking 1,250+ daily swaps. To take this partnership further, several Swap PointsTM are also being commissioned at different Amazon sites across Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad.
Commenting on the expansion Abhinav Singh, Director – Customer Fulfilment, Supply Chain and Global Specialty Fulfilment, Amazon India informed that the increased presence of Sun Mobility in Maharashtra will help the company to deliver packages to a large customer base more sustainably.
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