Tata Motors has bagged 60% of EESL’s 10,000 EV fleet order; will deliver the electric cars in two phases
Tata Motors has bagged 60% EESL’s massive 10,000 EV order and the brand hopes this will boost its full range EV program. The homegrown automaker has been working on electric vehicles for quite long time. But, despite showcasing futuristic concept EV models, Tata Motors didn’t produce the zero emission vehicles commercially. However, things accelerated lately and it started testing the Nano EV and displayed a Tiago EV as well.
Now, with 60% of the EESL’s order bagged and the phase of delivery scheduled in November 2017, Tata is ready to uncover its first commercially produced EV. In past, the brand showcased electric versions of regular products like Vista, Zest and Bolt. Recently, showcasing the Tiago EV concept at an event in UK ignited the speculation of arrival of a zero emission version of this popular hatchback.
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Despite being an unsuccessful product from the brand, Tata didn’t let hope on the Nano and now it is developing an electric version of this small hatch. Test mules of the car have been spotted in the country already. So far, Tata is ready to become the second big EV producer in the country after Mahindra and it aims to grab a sizeable share in the Indian EV market when the country adopts zero emission pure electric mobility by 2030.
Tata Motors CEO and MD Guenter Butschek believes that order from EESL will help the company’s efforts to offer full range of electric vehicles to the Indian customers. He also said that the order has provided an opportunity to boost its presence in the e-mobility space of the country.
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According to the order awarded the company, it will make 60% of the 10,000 EVs for EESL. The zero emission cars will be delivered in two phases, with the first phase scheduled in November this year. In the first phase, Tata will deliver 350 EVs to the government agency, while the rest will e delivered in second phase. Time frame of the second phase is yet to be delivered. Rest of the 40% of this massive EV order has been awarded to Mahindra that currently sells EVs like e2o Plus, e-Verito.