Electric cargo carrier

The story on Mahindra Treo Zor provided a good insight into how the electric three-wheeler commercial scene is shaping up. A good understanding of the vehicle and how its manufacturer is aiming at the market provided an insight into why so many electric cargo three wheelers are suddenly being introduced. Some are by established players and some are by start-ups. Their utility and operational value in comparison to the conventional diesel three wheelers makes for an interesting consideration at a time when the fuel, tyre and other commodity costs are fast rising. At the other, the application of AC chargers and the growing commercial vehicle charging infrastructure is something that needs to be looked at. With e-commerce and express delivery logistics companies deploying such vehicles in their fleet, a better understanding of their payload capacity, range, comfort, safety and lifecycle costs is necessary. Electric three wheelers seem to follow the influx of electric two wheelers in the first and last mile logistics area by e-commerce logistics companies like Delhivery and Ekart, and express food and vegetable delivery chains like Zomato and Big Basket. If these electric three wheelers will eventually replace the electric commercial-use two wheelers needs to be looked at.

Vaibhav Dhume, Nagpur