Central government entity Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has awarded a contract to Tata Motors to procure 10,000 electric vehicles for government departments. The company was selected through an international competitive bidding. Others in the race included Mahindra & Mahindra and Nissan Motors.
Two phases
TATA Motors will supply the Electric Vehicles (EVs) in two phases – first 500 e-cars will be supplied to EESL in November 2017 and the remaining 9,500 EVs will be delivered in the second phase, EESL said in a statement.
TATA Motor quoted the lowest price of ₹10.16 lakh, exclusive of GST, in the competitive bidding.
The vehicle will be provided to EESL for ₹11.2 lakh which will be inclusive of GST, and a comprehensive five-year warranty which is 25% below the current retail price of a similar e-car with three-year warranty.
EESL will also identify a service provider agency, which will carry out end-toend fleet management of the procured vehicles for the government customer.
These electric cars will replace the petrol and diesel cars used by government and its agencies over a three to four-year period.
Commenting on the order Guenter Butschek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors said: “We are extremely proud to partner with the Government of India in its journey to facilitate faster adoption of electric vehicles and to build a sustainable India.”
“Tata Motors has been collaboratively working to develop electric powertrain technology for its selected products. EESL tender provided us the opportunity to participate in boosting emobility in the country, at the same time accelerate our efforts to offer full range of electric vehicles to the Indian consumers,” he added.
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