Zypp Electric, an electric vehicle-based start-up in last-mile delivery service, has announced the launch of its EV services in Bengaluru and Pune. The company has teamed up with grocery, e-commerce and food tech companies including Big Basket, Biddano, Grofers and Flipkart to electrify last-mile delivery in both cities. All deliveries in the two cities will be made by electric scooters with API integration. Zypp Electric will initially deploy 20 battery swapping and charging stations to ensure that the vehicles run properly.
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The start-up has begun operations in Bengaluru and Pune with 100 riders in each city. The company now has operations across 9 cities.
The start-up began operations with 100 EV bikers in each of the two cities, and Pune has now become the first city in western India where Zypp Electric has operations. The company currently has operations across nine cities across India, in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Gurugram, Faridabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Pune.
"We are ecstatic to announce the debut of Zypp Electric's last-mile delivery services in two of the country's most important IT hubs: Bengaluru and Pune, using our 100 IoT and AI-enabled electric scooters. In the next three months, we want to expand to a fleet of 1000 electric vehicles in both cities. To gain EV leading positions, we wish to begin our activities in as many places as possible. Our main goal is to work with organisations, businesses, and local retailers to provide environmentally friendly delivery services using our electric bikes, which will help these communities embrace a carbon-free ecosystem and minimise pollution," said Akash Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Zypp Electric.
Zypp Electric has engaged a crew of properly trained male and female riders, with 10 per cent of all trained riders being women. All riders are complying with COVID-19 etiquette by donning face masks, gloves and face shields to ensure safety. The company was founded in 2017 and makes last mile deliveries ranging from local merchants to e-commerce giants. The company currently delivers groceries, medicines, food, packages from point A to point B through their fully automated IoT and AI enabled scooters which are low on maintenance and high on performance. The tech tracks batteries that can be replaced at Zypp swapping stations which are installed at key touch-points.
