Flipkart’s Delivery Fleet Has 10K EVs Now

Ecommerce giant Flipkart said that the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in its delivery fleet has touched the 10,000 mark as part of its EV adoption push. 

Flipkart aims to fully electrify its delivery fleet by 2030. In order to achieve this, the ecommerce giant has been integrating EVs in its delivery fleet phase wise.

In a statement, the company said that the move away from internal combustion engine vehicles has helped it improve its last-mile delivery speed by 20% and also bring down the overall logistics costs. 

As of now, 75% of Flipkart’s electric fleet is concentrated in metro cities – Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. 

To bring up the EV adoption in its fleet in non-metro cities, the company announced a partnership with Adani Group to set up 38 EV charging sites with 190 chargers across Tier-II cities. 

It also introduced a last-mile aggregator model in Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. The model sees it collaborate with EV-focused fleet operators to enhance supply chain operations and scale the integration of electric vehicles.

“Through our strategic partnership with the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative and collaborations with leading OEMs, EV service providers, charging infrastructure partners, financing bodies, and manpower sourcing agencies, we are well-positioned to achieve a 100% last-mile electric fleet by 2030,” Flipkart’s head of sustainability Nishant Gupta said. 

Flipkart’s rival Amazon India also aims to increase the number of EVs in its delivery fleet to over 10,000 by the end of 2025.

Meanwhile, Flipkart’s logistics arm Ekart’s net loss surged over 5X to INR 1,718.4 Cr in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) from INR 324.6 Cr in the previous fiscal year. Operating revenue declined 5% to INR 12,115.3 Cr during the year from INR 12,787.4 Cr in FY23.

While Flipkart and Amazon are among the two biggest players in the Indian ecommerce market, the companies are facing increasing competition from quick commerce players like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart. As a result, Flipkart recently forayed into the quick commerce space with the launch of Flipkart Minutes.

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