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Flag Off Ceremony jointly done by Mr. Amitabh Kant and Mr. Akash Gupta

Zypp Electric supports “Shoonya” – Zero Pollution Delivery campaign, a Joint Initiative by NITI Aayog and RMI

Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV-based startup in last-mile delivery supports Shoonya – a Zero Pollution Delivery campaign aims at reducing pollution in India, a Joint Initiative by NITI Aayog, the public policy think-tank of the Government of India and RMI by accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles for final-mile deliveries.

Logistics is growing day by day with the increase in the demands of the goods in a short span of time. To fill this gap NITI Aayog with RMI has started a campaign called Shoonya. Shoonya aims to fully electrify last mile deliveries. The vision of the campaign is to build awareness and demand for zero pollution delivery among consumers. With Shoonya, Zypp Electric will recognize and promote industry efforts towards fleet electrification. It will set the last mile delivery sector on a pathway to 100% electrification by 2030.

Zypp Electric has organised the largest EV Flag Off ceremony in participation with Shoonya campaign today i.e. 18th November 2021 in Delhi. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.

On the inclusion of Zypp Electric in the campaign, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog said “Shoonya presents a unique opportunity for start-ups like Zypp Electric to set an example for the freight sector to go green. Everything which is committed to green mobility is committed to a shared and connected world. It is also committed to clean pollution in Delhi and also committed to providing better livelihood to the citizens and to the delivery people in India. And, therefore Zypp is a unique role model for others to emulate. When we started Shoonya alongwith RMI sometime back, our intention was to ensure that the last mile delivery is all done by electric vehicles, so that not only will this clean up the air, not only this will provide better connectivity, not only will this ensure a better livelihood for the gig workers of today but this will help us transition from combustion to a shared connected electric world and therefore our belief is in Niti Aayog our belief is that if we will be able to do last-mile connectivity to the electric vehicles then this movement will spread and it will serve as a huge lesson for others and then others will emulate last mile connectivity and replicate the electric vehicle. We provided a long support through the fame scheme through the fastest option of electric vehicles. I am confident that the start-up community will lead India’s EV revolution by electrifying final-mile distribution.”

Through this event, Zypp Electric showcased its mission of sustainability and greener future. In this event, Zypp Electric will flag off a large fleet of EV bikes with delivery executives as a mark of EV adoption.

Clay Stranger, MD, RMI said “The urban delivery sector has the highest potential for full-scale electrification amongst all use cases. Through the Shoonya campaign, we are engaging the entire ecosystem to increase consumer awareness for zero pollution deliveries. I congratulate Zypp for taking a lead in accelerating EV adoption.”

Zypp Electric is India’s leading EV last mile logistics company and aims to build the world’s largest EV logistics tech fleet ecosystem for a sustainable future. Zypp Electric is on a mission to reduce carbon emissions through its largest electric scooter fleet and electrify last mile logistics, this aligns perfectly with the Shoonya campaign and sees Shoonya as a great partner in this mission.

Speaking on the partnership with NITI Aayog for this unique initiative Akash Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Zypp Electric said “We are extremely proud to announce to support this unique initiative – Shoonya, a Zero Pollution Delivery campaign, which is launched by NITI Aayog and RMI. The main aim of this partnership is 100% electrification of the delivery of goods and services through EV that will not only help to curb air pollution but also to reduce the cost of last mile deliveries and increase driver earnings. We at Zypp Electric aim to reduce carbon emissions through its largest electric scooter fleet and by electrifying last mile logistics, this aligns perfectly with the Shoonya campaign. With Shoonya and Zypp coming in together, we are sure that we will achieve this mission together faster and save the planet.”

Tushar Mehta - Senior Vice President & Business Head of Zypp Electric (earlier Mobycy)

Zypp Electric appoints Tushar Mehta as the Senior Vice President and Business Head

Mr. Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the Senior Vice President and Business Head at Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV-based last-mile delivery startup. He has over a decade of experience building businesses for large conglomerates like Mahindra & Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank and also unicorn start-ups like Cars24 and Olacabs.

Zypp’s vision is to solve last mile deliveries in a convenient, affordable and eco-friendly way, thereby building more liveable cities and a sustainable world. To Zypp, Tushar brings years of executive-level leadership experience in building million-dollar businesses from scratch at Cars24 and Olacabs.

Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the Senior Vice President and Business Head at Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV-based last-mile delivery startup. He has over a decade of experience building businesses for large conglomerates like Mahindra & Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank and also unicorn start-ups like Cars24 and Olacabs.

Zypp’s vision is to solve last mile deliveries in a convenient, affordable and eco-friendly way, thereby building more liveable cities and a sustainable world. To Zypp, Tushar brings years of executive-level leadership experience in building billion-dollar businesses from scratch at Cars24 and Olacabs.

Tushar Mehta’s prior experience includes being the Business Head & Vice President for the consumer business at Cars24 where he built the B2C and C2C business from scratch and scaled it to $200m with prospects of it being multi-billion dollar in years to come. At Olacabs as a Business Head and Director, he built the Ola Fleet business to a 30K+ active fleet and helped Ola solve the supply problem and improve profitability.

“Tushar Mehta is a valuable addition to our leadership team and will bring worldwide appeal and unique business ideas to our industry. The business and expansion elements will be completely redesigned at a huge scale now to electrify deliveries. Tushar’s Business building experiences, team building and management skills will be beneficial in bringing innovative form factors to consumers. I look forward to our long association with him to build the most iconic EV companies and transform the Indian EV last mile delivery sector.” said Akash Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Zypp Electric.

After completing his Computer Science Engineering, Tushar went on to pursue his MBA from MDI, Gurgaon in 2008-10. Tushar is an avid sportsperson who plays multiple sports and feels indulging in sports daily helps him remain fit, relieves all the stress and channelise his energy positively. He also loves travelling as it gives him an opportunity to experience different cultures, meet new people and get a wide perspective of life.

Expressing his enthusiasm for the new position of Business Head at Zypp Electric, Tushar Mehta stated “I am looking forward to my work at Zypp Electric and the opportunity to head a team that will focus on business development, strategy, expansion, and bring cutting-edge electric vehicle led solutions to the Indian last mile delivery market. I’m ecstatic to be a member of Zypp Electric as it continues on its way to being a market leader and soon a unicorn in EV last mile delivery startups in India.”