Tata Motors will supply the Electric Vehicles (EVs) in two phases 500 e-cars in November 2017 and 9,500 EVs supplied in the second phase.
EESL EV tender was world՚s largest with bids coming from three leading manufacturers- Tata Motors Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Nissan
EESL facilitating faster adoption of disruptive technology solutions balancing economic development with environmental sustainability- market for electric vehicles a step in this direction.
EV is poised to boost e-mobility in the country- EESL facilitation this through unique business model of aggregation of demand and bulk procurement.
EESL is seeking to leverage the immense potential of replacement of existing vehicles in the government departments for initial demand aggregation.
EESL՚s EV Program
Comprehensive solution to facilitate adoption of EV.
Includes procurement of 10,000 EVs along with service provisions.
Service will include end-to-end fleet management of procured vehicles for government.
EESL also responsible for co-ordination between appointed agencies, monitoring and supervision, reporting, complaint redressal and payments.
Cars will replace petrol and diesel cars used by Government and its agencies over a 3 - 4 year period- totaling to around 5 lakhs.
Future of Indian Mobility
As per the May 2017 Niti Aayog report if India՚s mobility is made shared, electric, and connected:
Energy demand will reduce by 64% and carbon emissions by 37% by 2030.
Diesel and petrol consumption will reduce by 156 Mtoe
At USD 52⟋bbl of crude produce savings of roughly ₹ 3.9 lakh crore in 2030.
Shift to EVs also reduces dependence on oil imports and promote power capacity addition, enhancing energy security
Lead to reduction in GHG emissions from the transport sector