Bengaluru-based startup Log9 collaborates with EV OEM company Quantum Energy

By siliconindia  |  Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 15:55 IST

Bengaluru-based startup Log9 collaborates with EV OEM company Quantum Energy
Bengaluru-headquartered, an advanced eep-tech and battery tech startup, Log9 Materials, has announced entering into a long-term strategic partnership, initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with Hyderabad-headquartered EV OEM firm Quantum Energy Limited.  As a part of this collaboration, the two companies have jointly unveiled a new vehicle model India’s fastest-charging 2-wheeler commercial electric vehicle (CEV) named ‘Bzinesslite InstaCharged by Log9’, which is powered by Log9’s RapidX 2000 batteries, enabling it to go zero to zip within 12 minutes. 
Going forward, both Log9 and Quantum Energy will be working hand-in-hand to fulfill their target of deploying 10,000 2W InstaCharged EVs across India by March 2024. These 2W EVs shall be catering to a wide variety of use-cases, including e-commerce, food delivery, courier services, among others, in the Indian last-mile logistics sector. The joint initiative is going to be kicked off soon by deploying 200 Bzinesslite e-2Ws in Hyderabad through Whizzy Logistics a logistics fleet service provider enabling hyperlocal deliveries. 
Over the past few years, e-2Ws have been dominating India’s burgeoning B2B last-mile logistics landscape. With numerous e-commerce and food/grocery delivery players of the nation realizing the long-term advantages, and thereby committing to, embracing 2W EVs over their petrol and diesel-based counterparts, it has been possible for the 2-wheeler segment to truly front-end the ongoing EV revolution in the nation’s logistics and last-mile delivery space. Which is why, the 2W EV fleets are also playing an increasingly important role nowadays in terms of reduction of carbon footprint of the last-mile logistics sector in India. 
Log9 and Quantum Energy, who share a common vision of ‘greening’ the country’s last-mile delivery space, have taken up the resolve to further bolster the adoption of 2W EVs pan-India, by introducing the riders/drivers and operators of these e-2Ws to the benefits of fast-charging and longer cycle life vehicles for facilitating uninterrupted last-mile deliveries throughout the day. 
Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Kartik Hajela, Co-founder & COO, Log9, says, “We are pleased to partner with Quantum Energy in a bid to materialize our shared vision of electrification of the last-mile logistics sector in India, which in turn strengthens our vision of revolutionizing the mobility and energy sector of India. With our fast-charging and long-lasting RapidX 2000 battery integrated in Quantum’s 2W, Bzinesslite, we are bringing to the logistics sector, India’s fastest charging electric 2W that suits tropical climatic conditions.”
Chakravarthy C, Director, Quantum Energy, adds, “We are thrilled and excited to introduce our revolutionary product “Bzinesslite” developed in partnership with Log9. “Plug it. Charge it. Repeat. Unlimited fast charge, stress free.”

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