According to businessreviewlive.com, Zen Mobility and Delhivery Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a long-term partnership to deploy purpose-built electric vehicles (EVs) across India over the next three to five years.
Proven Scale and Performance
This agreement builds on an existing collaboration that began over two years ago. Currently, approximately 500 Zen-built EVs operate within Delhivery’s logistics network. These vehicles deliver up to a 35% reduction in last-mile logistics costs, while maintaining an impressive 90–95%+ vehicle uptime in live commercial operations.
Fleet Scope and Localisation
- The rollout will include electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and four-wheelers
- Zen Mobility will design, engineer, and manufacture all vehicles entirely in India — fully aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative
- Vehicles will be customised for Delhivery’s city-wise and route-wise requirements across Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 cities
- Zen Flo, Zen Mobility’s fleet leasing arm, will support deployment and ongoing fleet operations
ESG and Operational Impact
As the partnership scales, both companies expect the initiative to eliminate tens of thousands of tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. The collaboration is positioned as one of the most impactful green logistics and sustainable mobility initiatives in India.
“This MoU is a strong validation of Zen Mobility’s purpose-built approach. Together, we are scaling a new category of EVs that delivers real cost savings, operational reliability, and measurable sustainability impact across India.” — Namit Jain, Founder & CEO, Zen Mobility
“We don’t view electrification as just a fleet update; it is a core part of how we are making our last-mile operations more efficient and sustainable.” — Prashant Gazipur, Senior Vice President of Last Mile Operations, Delhivery
“Our partnership with Zen Mobility ensures our delivery partners have access to reliable vehicles that are easy to operate and maintain. By reducing daily running costs, we are improving the earning potential of our riders while building a more resilient network. At the same time, this initiative helps our enterprise customers reach their own ESG targets and satisfy the sustainability requirements of their stakeholders by providing them with a cleaner, lower-carbon delivery option.” — Prashant Gazipur, Senior Vice President of Last Mile Operations, Delhivery
For global supply chain professionals, this partnership demonstrates how deep OEM-logistics integrations — combining local manufacturing, route-specific vehicle engineering, and embedded fleet services — can simultaneously advance cost efficiency, rider economics, network resilience, and Scope 3 emissions reduction. With India’s e-commerce logistics market projected to exceed $10 billion by 2027 (per Statista, 2024), such vertically aligned EV deployments offer a replicable model for emerging markets where infrastructure heterogeneity demands adaptive, not off-the-shelf, mobility solutions. Similar efforts include Amazon India’s 10,000-EV commitment with Ola Electric and Flipkart’s multi-year agreement with Euler Motors — both also emphasising local assembly and last-mile optimisation.
Source: businessreviewlive.com
Compiled from international media by the SCI.AI editorial team.
