Mahindra and Mahindra partners with Uber to expand electric vehicle sales

First such fleet to be deployed in Delhi and Hyderabad

The country’s third-largest passenger vehicle player, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), has tied up with cab aggregator Uber to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) in the latter’s fleet. 

The first such fleet would be deployed in Delhi and Hyderabad, and will be gradually expanded to more cities. 

M&M, one of the winners of the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) tender for EVs, said it would also bid for the second phase of the tender for 9,500 electric passenger vehicles. 

M&M’s electric cars on Uber’s platform would include the e20 Plus hatch and the eVerito sedan. Uber’s driver partners will be able to avail of a