BluSmart
| BluSmart Mobility | |
| Founded | January, 2019 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | Gurugram, Haryana, India |
Area served | India |
| Products | Mobile app |
| Services | Electric Cabs |
| Website | https://blu-smart.com |
Blu Smart Mobility[1][2] or BluSmart, is India’s first all-electric ride-hailing service. Headquartered in Gurugram, the company began its operations in 2019. Currently, they have electric cars like Mahindra e-Verito, Tata e-Tigor, Hyundai Kona EV in their fleet. On the occasion of World EV Day 2021, BluSmart announced their partnership with Jio-bp[3] to set up charging infrastructure all across India.[4][5]
History
Blu Smart was co-founded on 14 January 2019[6] by Anmol Singh Jaggi, Puneet Singh Jaggi and Punit K Goyal. In the same month, BluSmart partnered with Mahindra & Mahindra[7] to launch the first batch of EVs on the platform. In September 2019, the company raised an angel round of $3 million led by JITO Angel Network, Investment Office of Deepika Padukone.[8][9], among other leading angels and stage VCs.
The company also recently announced completing 16 million emission-free kilometres[10] in Delhi NCR. [11][12]
Business Model
BluSmart functions on an asset-light model.[13] All the cars are procured by the company on a monthly lease from companies like EESL.[14]
Services
BluSmart operates in Gurugram & South Delhi and a user can book a cab using the Android (operating system) or iOS Mobile App.[15] In June 2020, this all-electric cab company also introduced its multi-hour Rentals. [16]
In April 2021, BluSmart initiated a vaccination drive for its driver-partners[17] with their vaccination status visible on the BluSmart mobile app.[18]
References
- ↑ "Financial Express, 2 July 2020". No. Web. Financial Express. 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Times of India 25 June 2019". Times of India. Times of India. 25 June 2019.
- ↑ Pathak, Kalpana (2021-09-09). "Jio-bp partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging infrastructure in India". mint. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ Mukul, Jyoti (2021-09-09). "Jio-bp partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging infra in India". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "Jio-BP partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging stations". www.cnbctv18.com. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "NDTV Car&Bike, 14 January 2019". No. Web. CAR&BIKE. NDTV. 14 January 2019.
- ↑ "Times Now, 4th June, 2019". No. Digital. Times Now. 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Inc42 24 September, 2019". Inc42. Inc42. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mint, 23 September 2019". No. Online. Mint. 23 September 2019.
- ↑ "Electric Ride-Hailing Platform BluSmart Completes 16 Million Emissions-Free Km In Delhi-NCR". carandbike. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "Electric Ride-Hailing Platform BluSmart Completes 16 Million Emissions-Free Km In Delhi-NCR". www.worldnews.easybranches.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ Achary, Neel (2021-06-05). "BluSmart completes 16 million+ clean kms, in its efforts to sustainably restore the ecosystem through its services". Business News This Week. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "EVReporter, 2 March 2020". No. Online. EVReporter. 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Financial Express, 2 July 2020". No. Web. Financial Express. 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Express Drive, 14 July 2020". No. Express Drive Online. Financial Express. Financial Express. 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "BluSmart launches hourly electric car rental at Rs 199, in-app wallet for contactless payments". The Financial Express. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ Achary, Neel (2021-04-15). "BluSmart starts COVID-vaccination for its driver partners, Vaccination status to show on customer app". Business News This Week. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "BluSmart starts COVID-vaccination for its driver partners, Vaccination status to show on customer app". Media Bulletins. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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