<p>Walmart-owned Flipkart has partnered with Mahindra Logistics to accelerate use of electric vehicles in last mile delivery and will deploy over 25,000 EVs in the fleet by 2030, according to a regulatory filing.</p>.<p>The Mahindra Group’s logistics arm has already launched an electric last mile delivery service - EDEL - in six cities and has partnered with companies in consumer and e-commerce space to provide such services.</p>.<p>Mahindra Logistics will play a significant role in working with various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and help Flipkart's sustainable transition to EVs, as per the filing.</p>.<p>Flipkart has already partnered with many OEMs and introduced two and three-wheeler electric vehicles in its supply chain.</p>.<p>The company's partnership with Mahindra Logistics EDEL will further propel this momentum and help in deployment at a national scale, further enhanced by infrastructure and technology support that spans charging, tracking, asset, safety, and cost, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/dh-wheels/energy-environment-and-evs-are-electric-vehicles-really-as-green-as-advertised-957480.html" target="_blank">Energy, environment and EVs: Are electric vehicles really as green as advertised?</a></strong></p>.<p>EDEL's robust multi-city presence across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, with a plan to cover the top 20 cities by year-end, will help facilitate a seamless and phased transition to EVs for Flipkart's pan-India supply chain, according to the filing.</p>.<p>“Our focus is on expanding our network based on our deep partnership with large enterprise customers,” said Rampraveen Swaminathan, CEO and MD, Mahindra Logistics.</p>.<p>Mahindra Logistics through EDEL will enable Flipkart in its journey towards building a green supply chain by building supporting infrastructure and technology such as charging stations and parking lots, training workforce, route planning and battery swapping stations in the near future, it said.</p>.<p>Another key focus area will be technology and control tower operations to enable greater efficiency and cost competitiveness, said the filing.</p>.<p>“Electrification of the logistics fleet is an important part of Flipkart's larger sustainability goal and a key focus area for the company. We are happy to have Mahindra Logistics on-board as a logistics partner, who will play a major role in helping us achieve our vision of making our logistics fleet fully electric by 2030,” said Hemant Badri, SVP Supply Chain, Flipkart Group.</p>.<p>Through collective efforts, Flipkart aims to build and support solutions that boost EV adoption across the country and gradually make a 100 per cent transition to EVs in our logistics fleet, he added.</p>.<p>Flipkart has recently announced its partnership with leading electric vehicle manufacturers, including Hero Electric, Mahindra Electric and Piaggio, to deploy EVs in its logistics fleet across the country.</p>
<p>Walmart-owned Flipkart has partnered with Mahindra Logistics to accelerate use of electric vehicles in last mile delivery and will deploy over 25,000 EVs in the fleet by 2030, according to a regulatory filing.</p>.<p>The Mahindra Group’s logistics arm has already launched an electric last mile delivery service - EDEL - in six cities and has partnered with companies in consumer and e-commerce space to provide such services.</p>.<p>Mahindra Logistics will play a significant role in working with various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and help Flipkart's sustainable transition to EVs, as per the filing.</p>.<p>Flipkart has already partnered with many OEMs and introduced two and three-wheeler electric vehicles in its supply chain.</p>.<p>The company's partnership with Mahindra Logistics EDEL will further propel this momentum and help in deployment at a national scale, further enhanced by infrastructure and technology support that spans charging, tracking, asset, safety, and cost, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/dh-wheels/energy-environment-and-evs-are-electric-vehicles-really-as-green-as-advertised-957480.html" target="_blank">Energy, environment and EVs: Are electric vehicles really as green as advertised?</a></strong></p>.<p>EDEL's robust multi-city presence across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, with a plan to cover the top 20 cities by year-end, will help facilitate a seamless and phased transition to EVs for Flipkart's pan-India supply chain, according to the filing.</p>.<p>“Our focus is on expanding our network based on our deep partnership with large enterprise customers,” said Rampraveen Swaminathan, CEO and MD, Mahindra Logistics.</p>.<p>Mahindra Logistics through EDEL will enable Flipkart in its journey towards building a green supply chain by building supporting infrastructure and technology such as charging stations and parking lots, training workforce, route planning and battery swapping stations in the near future, it said.</p>.<p>Another key focus area will be technology and control tower operations to enable greater efficiency and cost competitiveness, said the filing.</p>.<p>“Electrification of the logistics fleet is an important part of Flipkart's larger sustainability goal and a key focus area for the company. We are happy to have Mahindra Logistics on-board as a logistics partner, who will play a major role in helping us achieve our vision of making our logistics fleet fully electric by 2030,” said Hemant Badri, SVP Supply Chain, Flipkart Group.</p>.<p>Through collective efforts, Flipkart aims to build and support solutions that boost EV adoption across the country and gradually make a 100 per cent transition to EVs in our logistics fleet, he added.</p>.<p>Flipkart has recently announced its partnership with leading electric vehicle manufacturers, including Hero Electric, Mahindra Electric and Piaggio, to deploy EVs in its logistics fleet across the country.</p>