Jupiter Wagons to roll out electric commercial vehicles

By the third quarter of calendar year 2023, Jupiter Wagons Ltd (JWL), which recently two light commercial electric cars through subsidiary Jupiter Electric Mobility (JEM), hopes launch the product commercially. JEM and North America-based GreenPower Motor Corporation, which specializes in commercial electric cars for passenger and cargo Transport markets have formed a strategic relationship.

The larger vehicle, with a capacity of 7 tons, would first be produced in its unit, according to Vivek. Lohia, managing director of Jupiter Wagons. The smaller vehicle, with a capacity of 2.2 tonnes, would be manufactured in his factory in Indore. To expand to the after-sales requirements For a seamless customer experience, the company wants to run end-to-end production in India and the development of service centres in key regions.

The last-mile delivery requirements will be mostly met by CEVs, which will initially target the major metropolises of Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Pune, and Bangalore. The 7 tonnes vehicle should be available by the end of this year, and we plan to begin deliveries of the 2.2 tonnes vehicle by August of this year. We can now create 5,000 automobiles at our factory, but we want to increase that number so that we can eventually make close to 50,000," Lohia told sources.