Altigreen Opens Dealership In Pune, 8th In India
Altigreen has inaugurated its brand-new retail experience centre in Pune. This is the company’s eighth retail dealership in India in two months. As per the company, the experience centre will allow EV enthusiasts to access Altigreen’s range of electric cargo vehicles. For the partnership, Altigreen opted to go with one of the most reliable and experienced names in the industry - Jubilant Motorworks. Currently, Jubilant Motorworks is the dealer partner for Audi and MG motors, with footprints in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat. The Altigreen Retail Experience Centre is located in Hadapsar, Pune.
The Altigreen-Jubilant MotorWorks showroom in Hadapsar, Pune, was inaugurated by Rashmi Urdhwareshe, President at SAEINDIA and Former Director, ARAI. With the launch of this retail dealership, Altigreen continues to provide its consumers with an enhanced and never-seen-before experience with world-class and modern infrastructure
The Maharashtra State Government’s EV policy 2021 is aimed at accelerating the adoption of BEVs in the state so that they contribute to 10 per cent of new vehicle registrations by 2025. The Government of Maharashtra promises to provide fiscal incentives, to the buyers of EVs in the state. Also, Maharashtra is the only other state in India, after Delhi, that has a single window approval mechanism for setting up charging infrastructure vital to commercial viability. The new retail experience centre in Pune will help those making the transition to EVs experience Altigreen’s range of offerings from up close.
“With the launch of this new retail experience centre in Pune, we are steadily building a strong nationwide network to cater to the rising demand for commercial EVs in the country. For now, Maharashtra is the only state where we now have two retail experience centres. As a homegrown company, we take great pride in delivering Made in India products. We are investing significantly to strengthen our production and R&D capabilities while developing a robust pan-India distribution network to offer the best and cleanest last-mile transportation. We are happy to continue our partnership with Jubilant Motorworks, now in Pune as well, and deliver world-class products in multiple vehicle categories,” said Dr Amitabh Saran, Founder and CEO, Altigreen.
The Bengaluru-based company Altigreen has aggressive expansion plans to widen its pan-India presence and cater to the rising demand. Altigreen’s product offering is standing on four strong pillars: longest range, largest volumetric capacity, highest ground clearance, and greatest torque. The company’s commercial electric 3W offering neEV recently achieved the feat of completing more than 150 kms intercity drive between two iconic places of Karnataka, i.e. Mysore Palace and Bangalore Palace, on a single charge in about six hours. In addition, the company recently announced a partnership to launch the fastest charged 3-wheeler while offering over 100 chargers in Bengaluru itself.
The Vahan Dashboard of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a 330 per cent YoY growth in EV sales in India. That number is just shy of five percent of total new vehicle registrations. In comparison, Norway crossed the tipping point in 2013. Today, EV sales account for more than 83 percent of new vehicles sold in the country.
