Grofers goes green for last-mile delivery; hopes to cut costs, too

Online grocery retailer Grofers has added sustainability to its last-mile delivery with the introduction of EVs (electric vehicles). This move follows a feasibility pilot conducted by Grofers in Delhi with 50 EVs last August/September.

The shift to EVs is also in line with the Government of India’s commitment to reduce carbon footprint, which encourages fuel based vehicles to be replaced with electrically powered vehicles.

With the launch of 50 three-wheeler EVs in Jaipur on Monday, besides the 100 three-wheeler EVs in Delhi that are already operational, the start-up plans to deploy 500 electrically powered three-wheelers across its 13 operational markets by the end of 2019.