Tata Motors has bagged an order to ship 25,000 items of its XPres-T EVs to fleet ride-sharing app Uber. Both corporations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Tata Motors stating that it’ll start the deliveries of the cars to Uber fleet companions in a phased method, beginning this month. The automaker has silently launched a long-range, 26kWh model of the XPres-T, which, as per supplier sources, might be delivered to Uber.

1. XPres-T comes with two battery pack choices
2. Uber will get the long-range XPres-T

This is over and above the earlier order that consisted of 10,000 XPres-T EVs, making this India’s largest EV fleet order. Uber will use the XPres-T for its cab companies throughout seven cities in India – Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Shailesh Chandra, MD, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Electric Mobility commented that “Offering customers our environmentally friendly EV ride experiences via Uber’s Premium Category service, will accelerate the adoption of green and clean personal ride sharing.”

This additionally aligns with Uber’s dedication to 100% of rides happening in zero-emission autos, on public transit, or with micro-mobility by 2040. So far, Tata Motors has rolled out greater than 50,000 EVs from its plant within the passenger and fleet phase.

Tata XPres-T: what’s it?

The XPres-T EV, which was launched again in July 2021 is the fleet-only model of the Tigor EV. It now will get Tata’s Ziptron high-voltage structure that makes use of a everlasting magnet synchronous electrical motor producing 75hp and 170Nm. The electrical compact sedan comes with two battery choices – 26kWh and 25.5kWh – with 315km and 277km of ARAI-claimed vary, respectively. The vary of the 26kWh battery pack outfitted XPres-T is similar to the passenger-only Tigor EV, which was just lately up to date in November 2022.

As for charging, Tata claims a 0-80 p.c cost time of 59 minutes and 110 minutes for the 26kWh and 25.5kWh battery packs, respectively, utilizing a DC charger. Meanwhile, the battery packs may also be charged utilizing a 15A plug level. When it involves pricing, the 26kWh XPres-T prices Rs 14.98 lakh (ex-showroom), and is on the market with a Rs 2.6 lakh subsidy beneath the FAME II scheme.

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