Tata Motors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ride-sharing app Uber on Monday, February 20, under which the latter would bring approximately 25,000 XPRES-T Tata Motor Electric Vehicles (EVs) into their premium category service.
Uber stated in a statement that Tata Motors will help it electrify its services in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad.
“This represents the largest EV partnership yet between an automaker and a ridesharing platform in India.” “It will supercharge the transition to zero emissions on the Uber platform as we work towards building a sustainable future,” said Prabhjeet Singh, President of Uber India and South Asia.
Tata Motors will begin delivering automobiles to Uber’s fleet partners in phases beginning in February.
Tata Motors created the “XPRESS” brand solely for fleet clients in July 2021, with the XPRES-T EV being the first car under this brand. The new XPRES-T electric vehicle is available in two ranges: 315 km and 277 km.
“In line with our commitment to grow sustainable mobility in the country, we are delighted to partner with Uber, India’s leading ridesharing platform.” “Offering customers our environmentally friendly EV ride experiences via Uber’s Premium Category service will accelerate the adoption of green and clean personal ride-sharing,” said Shailesh Chandra, MD, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility.
The XPRES-T battery has a high energy density of 26 kWh and 25.5 kWh and can be charged from 0 to 80 percent in 59 minutes and 110 minutes, respectively, using fast charging, or may be charged regularly from any 15-A plug point, which is easily accessible and convenient.
The transportation sector is rapidly electrifying its fleet.
Ola’s founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, has stated that the company intends to deploy an EV fleet of 10,000 vehicles.
BluSmart, an electric car cab service that secured around $25 million in a mix of equity and loan capital in May 2022, is also growing its fleet services.
In fact, Tata Motors signed an agreement with BluSmart Electric Mobility in 2022 to provide the company with 10,000 XPRES-T electric vehicles.
