EESL plans to issue tender for e-luxury cars in January

NEW DELHI: State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is set to float a tender for procurement of electric luxury cars, possibly in the range of Rs 25 lakh each, which it plans to lease out to cab aggregators like Ola and Uber, people aware of development said.“EESL may go for a small procurement of 200 cars, to be used in the shared-mobility segment,” said a source aware of the development.“Proposals have been sent to Ola and Uber for leasing out 50 cars to each aggregator, while purely electric ride-hailing service Blu Smart has also evinced interest for such cars,” the person added.Both Ola and Uber declined comment on the development. The tender is likely to be floated in January 2020, around the time when foreign automakers such as BMW are expected to launch their electric cars in India. Currently, Hyundai's Kona is the only car present in the premium electric car segment.China’s MG Motor is likely to launch its electric SUV MG ZS EV next month.Blu Smart promoter Anmol Singh Jaggi told ET that it has a requirement of around 100 luxury SUVs, which it wants to deploy in its existing fleet of over 500 electric sedans it procured from EESL. “EESL is also expected to generate demand for these cars from central ministries and PSUs,” said a second source.

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