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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Driving Change: Ecomm firms amp up for sustainable future
Electric vehicles are powering the green transformation of India's ecommerce industry. Amid an overall surge in order volumes, companies like Flipkart, Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Eternal (formerly Zomato) are speeding up the transition to ecofriendly vehicles for last-mile delivery , especially quick commerce. This is helping cut costs while lowering emissions and reducing the climate footprint. Walmart-backed Flipkart is looking to make its entire logistics fleet electric. After achieving the operational fleet milestone of 10,000 EVs last September, the company expanded its EV lineup by more than a third within six months. In FY25, Eternal, which also owns the Blinkit quick-commerce brand, completed more than 87 million EV-based food deliveries, a 40per cent rise from the previous year, expanding its EV rider base to over 37,000 across over 425 cities. BigBasket's EV fleet has more than doubled to 10,500 scooters this year, from 5,000 two years ago, with a third of the delivery fleet using electric scooters for order deliveries. Rival Swiggy announced a goal of transitioning to a full EV delivery fleet by 2030. 'Beyond environmental benefits, sustainability investments unlock new market opportunities and resonate with conscious consumers, strengthening customer loyalty. This balanced approach allows us to operate more efficiently, reduce waste, and build a more resilient business model,' said Abhinav Singh, vice president, operations, Amazon India and Australia. Amazon India deployed over 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet as of October 2024, achieving the goal more than a year ahead of its 2025 target. These EVs operate in more than 500 cities across India, and the programme enables Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to lease them. Long-term impact Amazon's primary goal is to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040, with electrifying last-mile deliveries as a key aspect. A Research & Markets report valued India's online food ordering and delivery market at $31.77 billion in 2024, and it is expected to grow at 28.17per cent compounded annually to around $140.85 billion by 2030. Using EVs for deliveries would help companies to reduce their climate footprint. 'At Flipkart, our approach to logistics is rooted in sustainability, innovation, and long-term impact,' said Nishant Gupta, head of sustainability, Flipkart. 'Today, more than 70per cent of our grocery deliveries are fulfilled using EVs.' The cost advantage also positively benefits delivery agents using these vehicles. Gupta said, 'Our goal isn't just to meet sustainability targets but to shape a resilient and future-ready supply chain that contributes to a cleaner India.' Companies are rapidly expanding charging infrastructure, partnering with EV makers and EV aggregation platforms, and forging tie-ups to give riders exclusive EV leasing benefits. BigBasket installed more than 3,000 EV charging sockets across its dark stores and BB Now stores, which it will continue expanding, said chief operating officer TK Balakumar. The Tata Group company is working with EV aggregators such as Zypp and Yulu for accelerating EV adoption besides engaging with national third-party logistics (3PL) partners for scaling up EV fleet deployment. Eternal, which aims to shift to 100per cent EV-based food deliveries by 2030, actively supports delivery partners to transition to EVs via a three-pronged strategy—raising EV awareness, building partnerships, and promoting EV ownership. 'We educate delivery partners through multilingual videos and app-based updates, and facilitate easy access to rentals and charging infrastructure through integrations with over 40 rental partners, battery-swapping networks and logistics service providers,' said Anjalli Ravi Kumar, chief sustainability officer, Eternal. To accelerate the adoption and improve accessibility of EVs for delivery partners, Zomato launched an EV rental bike fleet in Delhi, facilitating two-wheeler EVs on rent to its delivery partners. It has introduced 300 EV bikes through this pilot phase.
Economic Times
13 hours ago
- Automotive
- Economic Times
Driving Change: Ecomm firms amp up for sustainable future
Live Events Long-term impact (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Bengaluru: Electric vehicles are powering the green transformation of India's ecommerce industry. Amid an overall surge in order volumes, companies like Flipkart, Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Eternal (formerly Zomato) are speeding up the transition to ecofriendly vehicles for last-mile delivery , especially quick commerce. This is helping cut costs while lowering emissions and reducing the climate Flipkart is looking to make its entire logistics fleet electric. After achieving the operational fleet milestone of 10,000 EVs last September, the company expanded its EV lineup by more than a third within six FY25, Eternal, which also owns the Blinkit quick-commerce brand, completed more than 87 million EV-based food deliveries, a 40% rise from the previous year, expanding its EV rider base to over 37,000 across over 425 EV fleet has more than doubled to 10,500 scooters this year, from 5,000 two years ago, with a third of the delivery fleet using electric scooters for order deliveries. Rival Swiggy announced a goal of transitioning to a full EV delivery fleet by 2030.'Beyond environmental benefits, sustainability investments unlock new market opportunities and resonate with conscious consumers, strengthening customer loyalty. This balanced approach allows us to operate more efficiently, reduce waste, and build a more resilient business model,' said Abhinav Singh, vice president, operations, Amazon India and India deployed over 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet as of October 2024, achieving the goal more than a year ahead of its 2025 target. These EVs operate in more than 500 cities across India, and the programme enables Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to lease primary goal is to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040, with electrifying last-mile deliveries as a key aspect. A Research & Markets report valued India's online food ordering and delivery market at $31.77 billion in 2024, and it is expected to grow at 28.17% compounded annually to around $140.85 billion by 2030. Using EVs for deliveries would help companies to reduce their climate footprint.'At Flipkart, our approach to logistics is rooted in sustainability, innovation, and long-term impact,' said Nishant Gupta, head of sustainability, Flipkart. 'Today, more than 70% of our grocery deliveries are fulfilled using EVs.'The cost advantage also positively benefits delivery agents using these vehicles. Gupta said, 'Our goal isn't just to meet sustainability targets but to shape a resilient and future-ready supply chain that contributes to a cleaner India.'Companies are rapidly expanding charging infrastructure, partnering with EV makers and EV aggregation platforms, and forging tie-ups to give riders exclusive EV leasing installed more than 3,000 EV charging sockets across its dark stores and BB Now stores, which it will continue expanding, said chief operating officer TK Tata Group company is working with EV aggregators such as Zypp and Yulu for accelerating EV adoption besides engaging with national third-party logistics (3PL) partners for scaling up EV fleet which aims to shift to 100% EV-based food deliveries by 2030, actively supports delivery partners to transition to EVs via a three-pronged strategy—raising EV awareness, building partnerships, and promoting EV ownership. 'We educate delivery partners through multilingual videos and app-based updates, and facilitate easy access to rentals and charging infrastructure through integrations with over 40 rental partners, battery-swapping networks and logistics service providers,' said Anjalli Ravi Kumar, chief sustainability officer, accelerate the adoption and improve accessibility of EVs for delivery partners, Zomato launched an EV rental bike fleet in Delhi, facilitating two-wheeler EVs on rent to its delivery partners. It has introduced 300 EV bikes through this pilot phase.
Time of India
13 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Driving Change: Ecomm firms amp up for sustainable future
Bengaluru: Electric vehicles are powering the green transformation of India's ecommerce industry. Amid an overall surge in order volumes, companies like Flipkart, Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Eternal (formerly Zomato) are speeding up the transition to ecofriendly vehicles for last-mile delivery , especially quick commerce. This is helping cut costs while lowering emissions and reducing the climate footprint. Walmart-backed Flipkart is looking to make its entire logistics fleet electric. After achieving the operational fleet milestone of 10,000 EVs last September, the company expanded its EV lineup by more than a third within six months. In FY25, Eternal, which also owns the Blinkit quick-commerce brand, completed more than 87 million EV-based food deliveries, a 40% rise from the previous year, expanding its EV rider base to over 37,000 across over 425 cities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read Now Undo BigBasket's EV fleet has more than doubled to 10,500 scooters this year, from 5,000 two years ago, with a third of the delivery fleet using electric scooters for order deliveries. Rival Swiggy announced a goal of transitioning to a full EV delivery fleet by 2030. Live Events 'Beyond environmental benefits, sustainability investments unlock new market opportunities and resonate with conscious consumers, strengthening customer loyalty. This balanced approach allows us to operate more efficiently, reduce waste, and build a more resilient business model,' said Abhinav Singh, vice president, operations, Amazon India and Australia. Amazon India deployed over 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet as of October 2024, achieving the goal more than a year ahead of its 2025 target. These EVs operate in more than 500 cities across India, and the programme enables Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to lease them. Long-term impact Amazon's primary goal is to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040, with electrifying last-mile deliveries as a key aspect. A Research & Markets report valued India's online food ordering and delivery market at $31.77 billion in 2024, and it is expected to grow at 28.17% compounded annually to around $140.85 billion by 2030. Using EVs for deliveries would help companies to reduce their climate footprint. 'At Flipkart, our approach to logistics is rooted in sustainability, innovation, and long-term impact,' said Nishant Gupta, head of sustainability, Flipkart. 'Today, more than 70% of our grocery deliveries are fulfilled using EVs.' The cost advantage also positively benefits delivery agents using these vehicles. Gupta said, 'Our goal isn't just to meet sustainability targets but to shape a resilient and future-ready supply chain that contributes to a cleaner India.' Companies are rapidly expanding charging infrastructure, partnering with EV makers and EV aggregation platforms, and forging tie-ups to give riders exclusive EV leasing benefits. BigBasket installed more than 3,000 EV charging sockets across its dark stores and BB Now stores, which it will continue expanding, said chief operating officer TK Balakumar. The Tata Group company is working with EV aggregators such as Zypp and Yulu for accelerating EV adoption besides engaging with national third-party logistics (3PL) partners for scaling up EV fleet deployment. Eternal, which aims to shift to 100% EV-based food deliveries by 2030, actively supports delivery partners to transition to EVs via a three-pronged strategy—raising EV awareness, building partnerships, and promoting EV ownership. 'We educate delivery partners through multilingual videos and app-based updates, and facilitate easy access to rentals and charging infrastructure through integrations with over 40 rental partners, battery-swapping networks and logistics service providers,' said Anjalli Ravi Kumar, chief sustainability officer, Eternal. To accelerate the adoption and improve accessibility of EVs for delivery partners, Zomato launched an EV rental bike fleet in Delhi, facilitating two-wheeler EVs on rent to its delivery partners. It has introduced 300 EV bikes through this pilot phase.
Fibre2Fashion
a day ago
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Amazon launches 5 new fulfilment centres in India
Amazon India has announced the launch of 5 new fulfilment centres (FCs), adding to its robust operations network in India. The expansion brings the very first Amazon FCs in Indore, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi and Rajpura and another one in Delhi-NCR. With over 1.8 million cubic feet of combined storage space, these FCs will lead to faster delivery of customer orders while also creating thousands of local job opportunities in the region. The new FCs will be operated and managed by strategic partners who are leaders in the logistics industry and will significantly boost delivery speeds for customers across the country. The announcement comes as part of Amazon's goal to invest over $233 million in India in 2025. Amazon India has launched five new fulfilment centres in Indore, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi, Rajpura and Delhi-NCR, adding 1.8 million cubic ft of storage before Prime Day (July 12â€'14). Operated by logistics partners, the expansion aims to speed up delivery, support sellers, and create thousands of jobs. This is part of Amazon's $233 million investment in India for 2025. The expansion will enable sellers to better serve customers by choosing an FC closer to them to ensure faster delivery to customers. The new FCs will also help support the region's economic growth by creating new jobs, including a variety of roles in Amazon's operations network, including full-time and part-time options, the company said on its website. All the 5 FCs are ready and operational ahead of the upcoming Prime Day (July 12-14) and have a combined capacity of over 1.8 million cu. feet, equivalent to about 10 cricket grounds. "We are focused on building and operating India's fastest, safest, and most reliable logistics network that delivers to customers across the country. These five new fulfilment centres represent a significant investment in our operations infrastructure and demonstrate our commitment to our customers and sellers across India," said Abhinav Singh, VP Operations India & Australia . "With Prime Day 2025 approaching, Prime members can look forward to even faster deliveries, with lakhs of items available for same-day or next-day delivery," added Abhinav. Amazon recently announced an additional $233 million in investment as part of its commitment to building India's fastest, safest, and most reliable operations network. The investment will be used to expand and upgrade operations infrastructure, improve associate safety and well-being programs, and develop new tools and technology for its fulfilment network. This new investment builds on top of Amazon's investments in creating an operations network that helps the company deliver to all serviceable pin codes across India. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Amazon expands its presence in India with five new fulfilment centres
Amazon, the American e-commerce giant, announced the opening of its five new fulfilment centres (smart warehouses) in India ahead of Prime Day 2025. The newly established facilities are now operational in Delhi NCR, Rajpura (Punjab), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Kochi (Kerala), and Bhubaneswar (Odisha), representing Amazon's inaugural fulfilment centres in four of these locations. This expansion plays a crucial role in the company's recently disclosed $233m investment aimed at improving its logistics and operational infrastructure across India. With this infrastructure expansion, the company aims to improve well-being, safety initiatives, and the implementation of new tools and technologies within its fulfilment ecosystem. This investment will further strengthen Amazon's capacity to provide services across all accessible PIN codes in India, prioritising both speed and efficiency in its commitment to customers. Abhinav Singh, Amazon's vice president of operations in India and Australia, said: "We are focused on building and operating India's fastest, safest and most reliable logistics network that delivers to customers across the country. These five new fulfilment centres represent a significant investment in our operations infrastructure and demonstrate our commitment to our customers and sellers across India. With Prime Day 2025 approaching, Prime members can look forward to even faster deliveries, with lakhs of items available for same-day or next-day delivery." These centres aim to facilitate quicker delivery of customer orders, enhance seller outreach, and generate job opportunities across both full-time and part-time positions within Amazon's operational network. The facilities are fully functional in advance of Prime Day and will be vital in guaranteeing rapid deliveries for customers during the peak demand event in July 2025. The announcement comes after Amazon achieved a record-breaking year in 2024, during which the company provided over 410 million items to Prime members with same or next-day delivery, marking its quickest delivery times ever. "Amazon expands its presence in India with five new fulfilment centres" was originally created and published by Investment Monitor, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
