3eco Systems, Log9 Materials Partners To Deploy 2000+ InstaChargeable S8Ci EVs
3W EV fleet operator 3eco Systems and advanced battery-tech and deep-tech startup, Log9 Materials have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy 2,000+ InstaCharged heavy duty Shakti 8 Cargo (S8Ci) EVs across India over the next 18 months.
The vehicles’ deployments will be initiated from Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, and then extended to other metro cities. Notably, these Commercial Electric Vehicles (CEV) will be catering to e-commerce and hyperlocal logistics players such as Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket, etc.
Shakti 8 Cargo (S8Ci) EVs by 3ev Industries is an L5 CEV that has been designed to serve last-mile logistics use-cases; it comes with a range (on full charge) of 130 km. and payload capacity of 580 kg., besides having several other superlative high-performance features. InstaCharged by Log9's RapidX batteries, the cargo EV can be charged from 0 to 100 percent in less than 35 minutes.
E-retail logistics is a growing industry that is solving the niche problems for India’s booming e-commerce players. Traditional logistics providers face challenges of offering comprehensive last-mile services for online retailers. This poses issues such as delayed deliveries, poor last-mile delivery management (particularly of returned items), and insufficient real-time tracking, among others. The partnership between Log9 and 3eco will be attempting to overcome these issues.
Speaking of the strategic partnership, Kartik Hajela, Co-founder & COO, Log9 Materials said, “We are proud to see our RapidX batteries form an integral part of 3eco’s fleet operations and are certain that our rapid charging technology would ensure higher utilisation of the EVs across multiple use cases thus creating a positive impact on the bottom line of partners such as 3eco Systems.”
Karan Kadaba, Director, 3eco Systems added, “Our collaboration with Log9 will allow the customers to have complete advantage of 3ev’s top-tier performance in terms of range, acceleration, braking, as well as multiple points of telemetry for real-time tracking. We have plans to expand to 8 more Tier-1 and 2 cities over the next 12 months.”
Log9 and 3eco Systems are on a shared mission of electrification and digitisation of the last-mile logistics segment. Their partnership will also in the longer run aim to accelerate setting up of fast-charging infrastructure across the cities of operations.
