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Hero Lectro WINN to be deployed with Swiggy for food delivery with Cargo E-bikes

Published on : Saturday 07-08-2021

Swiggy, which has already been planning to include EVs in its fleet, will be utilising Hero Lectro’s WINN.

New Delhi, August 6, 2021: Hero Lectro Cargo (HLC) and Swiggy, India’s leading on demand       delivery platform are partnering to pilot the deployment of cargo e-bikes for the use case of last mile food delivery. Swiggy, which has already been planning to include EVs in its fleet, will be utilising Hero Lectro’s WINN – a purpose-built e-bike, in a bid to optimise efficiency, cost and reduce carbon footprint by going green.

Starting August, Swiggy in association with Fast Despatch Logistics (a leading last-mile delivery service provider) and A.S. Group (a familiar name in PBS [Public Bike sharing] space) is launching a pilot in Hyderabad with Hero Lectro WINN, wherein the delivery partners will be making the food deliveries on the cargo E-bikes. The initiative has been launched in line with Swiggy's larger commitment to increase the adoption of EVs in its delivery fleet.

This will also benefit the riders by increasing their earnings as a result of lower maintenance and vehicle running costs. Furthermore, it will also fulfil the larger objective of reducing the carbon emissions. The pilot also comes at a time when the government has been pushing for e-mobility for cleaner and better-quality air.

This move, if successful, is also expected to boost economic growth by offering employment to the aspiring youth of the country. According to a recent report published by global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), India’s gig economy is all set to triple in the next three-four years. This will also contribute at least 1.25% to the GDP in the long term, as per the report published in March 2021. Transportation and logistics is one of the sectors fuelling this rise in the gig economy.