Energy Efficiency Services and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) signed up to lease electric vehicles and install EV chargers at its offices.
The vehicles will be procured by EESL under the Centre’s National E-Mobility Programme and supplied at ₹22,500 per car, inclusive of maintenance expenditure. This will not only reduce the costs of hired cars, but also substantially reduce emissions.
Marking the beginning of e-mobility in the city, KT Rama Rao, Telangana IT Minster, flagged off the EVs here on Friday.
The Minister said, “Hyderabad is India’s innovation hub, and is capable of setting an example for electric mobility adoption. It is our vision to achieve a sustained and phased migration to electric vehicles in Telangana.”
‘Pilot initiative’
“Agreement with EESL will be instrumental in meeting the State’s E-mobility vision. We look forward to the GHMC EV programme as a successful pilot initiative to not only transform mobility, but also create the infrastructure for EV manufacturing as another economic opportunity,” he said.
As a part of the agreement, EESL will also insure the EVs, provide a comprehensive free annual maintenance contract (AMC) for five years and warranty against manufacturing defects, and supply and install chargers at GHMC’s Circle and Zonal offices. Renu Narang, Director (Finance), EESL, said: “E-mobility is the future and EESL is committed to support the government’s mission to achieve its rapid adoption in the country. Our mission is to enable more energy- efficient solutions.”
Earlier this year, the Government of India launched the National E-Mobility Programme to provide an impetus to the entire e-mobility ecosystem including vehicle manufacturers, charging infrastructure companies, fleet operators, service providers, and so on. EESL is aggregating demand by procuring electric vehicles in bulk to leverage economies of scale. These electric vehicles will replace the existing fleet of petrol and diesel vehicles of the Central and State governments.