Hero Electric partners with eBikeGO for last mile deliveries

New Delhi, Dec 28 Electric two-wheeler company, Hero Electric on Monday announced its partnership with the Amritsar born-now Mumbai-based Electric mobility start-up eBikeGO, to further transform the last mile deliveries from petrol to electric with their expertise in EV technology and IOT enabled operations.

Hero Electric has supplied the first 120 bikes out of the 1,000 planned for next financial year. eBikeGO is deploying these bikes for last mile logistics on a per delivery model and to individual consumers on monthly rental model across its large customer base in cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Amritsar and Jaipur.

With its recent launch of the Nyx-HX under the "City Speed" variants, Hero Electric's two-wheelers will ensure low running cost, high load carrying capability, intercity range and various other customisable features for its clients.

eBikeGO offers smart IoT-powered mobility solutions, founded and led by serial entrepreneur Irfan Khan. Currently, eBikeGO offers electric bikes on subscription in five cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Amritsar, and Jaipur. The electric mobility start-up started with 640 users in 2017 and is now providing mobility solutions in 8 cities to more than 18,000 users.

The IoT-powered electric bikes offer pollution-free and low-cost rides with a speed of 55 km/hr with a charge of two hours.

"With this partnership, we look forward to leveraging the reach eBikeGO brings to further transform the space and bring more electric vehicles on road," Naveen Munjal, MD, Hero Electric said.