State owned Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has issued a tender for the procurement of 100,000 electric three-wheelers (E3W).
- This is the one-of-its-kind tender issued by any government entity ever.
- A request for proposals has been issued inviting original equipment manufacturers(OEMs) to provide proposals for E3W under different use-cases – including, municipal solid waste collection, freight loaders, food and vaccine transport and passenger autos.
- This initiative of deploying E3Ws for refrigerated cold storage and vaccine drives will, in turn, make India’s COVID recovery green and eco- friendly.
- CESL will lease these vehicles to entities that wish to avail of such leasing services. CESL will also make these E3Ws available through its digital platform for resale to any entity interested in outright purchase.
