Indian EV maker Tata Motors announced the signing of an agreement for delivering 10,000 XPRES T EVs with Blu Smart.
With deliveries starting soon, these vehicles will be used across the country for commuters, a release from the carmaker said.
Earlier in October 2021, the EV fleet operator also placed an order for 3,500 of the EV sedan type, the release added.
Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, said, 'Tata Motors is taking active steps towards the rapid electrification of mobility, and it is heartening to see renowned fleet aggregators joining the green mobility wave with us. We are constantly working towards educating and enhancing the adoption of electric mobility in India and we hope that more people join us in this journey as we mobilize the nation to #EvolveToElectric.'
Anmol Singh Jaggi, CoFounder, BluSmart Electric Mobility, 'With our $50M in Series A fundraise, we are supercharged to rapidly expand across Delhi NCR and the metro cities. We are building a large-scale integrated EV mobility ecosystem in India - from the country's largest fully-electric ride hailing service to the largest network of EV charging super hubs.'
Launched back in July 2021, the XPRES T EV comes with two battery pack options, including 21.5 kWh and 16.5 kWh, delivering ARAI certified range options including 213km and 165km, respectively.
Additionally, it gets a single-speed automatic transmission, dual airbags, and ABS with EBD as standard across variants.
The company currently enjoys a claimed 87% of the EV market share in India, with over 25,000 units of its EVs sold since 2019.
Furthermore, it is also closely working with other Tata Group companies, including Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Auto Components, Tata Motors Finance and Croma, to build its EV ecosystem called the 'Tata uniEVerse'.