Mahindra, Meru to deploy electric cabs in Hyderabad

  • | Monday | 23rd April, 2018

Hyderabad: Mahindra Electric and cab service Meru on Sunday announced a joint electric vehicle (EV) pilot project in Hyderabad, to be replicated in other cities soon. Their joint statement here on Earth Day said that under the pilot project, Meru will deploy Mahindra’s eVeritos all-electric sedans. Over the next four years, we intend to move major parts of our fleet to EVs.”The Mahindra eVerito will be available for booking in Hyderabad through Meru’s mobile apps, and can be boarded from the Meru Zone at Hyderabad airport, the statement said. The services will be available at the same fare as governed by the Telangana government’s radio taxi fares for sedans,” it added. Meru Chief Executive Nilesh Sangoi said: “Based on the experience from this pilot, we will expand this initiative to induct more EVs in our network in other cities that we operate in.

Hyderabad: Mahindra Electric and cab service Meru on Sunday announced a joint electric vehicle (EV) pilot project in Hyderabad, to be replicated in other cities soon. Their joint statement here on Earth Day said that under the pilot project, Meru will deploy Mahindra’s eVeritos all-electric sedans. Speaking on the occasion, Mahindra Electric Chief Executive Mahesh Babu said: “This is definitely going to make it easier for the city to adopt EV technology and will also be in line with our constant endeavour to make EVs more accessible to a larger urban population.” “We are now looking forward to working with Meru to get this project rolled out to more cities,” he added. Meru Chief Executive Nilesh Sangoi said: “Based on the experience from this pilot, we will expand this initiative to induct more EVs in our network in other cities that we operate in. Over the next four years, we intend to move major parts of our fleet to EVs.” The Mahindra eVerito will be available for booking in Hyderabad through Meru’s mobile apps, and can be boarded from the Meru Zone at Hyderabad airport, the statement said. The services will be available at the same fare as governed by the Telangana government’s radio taxi fares for sedans,” it added. IANS

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