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E-pharmacies ramp up hiring as orders grow two-fold amid Covid-19 lockdown

Gurugram-based 1mg, for example, is looking to immediately hire 500 people and another 1,000 over the next 2-3 months

E-pharmacies ramp up hiring as orders grow two-fold amid Covid-19 lockdown
Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 12:03 AM IST

Zoomcar prepares to be electric vehicle-driven by 2025, plans expansion

The company, which rents cars by the hour, day, week and month, has Mahindra E2O Plus and Tata E Tigor available on the platform for which it charges a subscription fee of Rs 15,000-20,000 per month

Zoomcar prepares to be electric vehicle-driven by 2025, plans expansion
Updated On : 26 Dec 2019 | 10:00 PM IST

Mahindra to lead $500 million Series E funding in ZoomCar: Report

ZoomCar has raised $103.8 million in funding as yet

Mahindra to lead $500 million Series E funding in ZoomCar: Report
Updated On : 03 Apr 2019 | 11:06 AM IST

Business model of Ola and Uber flawed, says Zoomcar CEO Greg Moran

Zoomcar has a fleet of 3,000 cars and plans to add another 5,000 vehicles in the next quarter

Business model of Ola and Uber flawed, says Zoomcar CEO Greg Moran
Updated On : 27 Mar 2018 | 6:03 AM IST

Zoomcar raises $40 mn from Mahindra; to add 500 E20s to its fleet

Zoomcar and Mahindra will work closely on electric charging infrastructure to further expand the use cases for EVs

Zoomcar raises $40 mn from Mahindra; to add 500 E20s to its fleet
Updated On : 16 Feb 2018 | 1:12 PM IST

Zoomcar to have a fleet of 25,000 cars, half of them EVs, in 2 years

BS ReporterHyderabad, 23 November: Setting a new trend in shared and electric mobility, the car rental company Zoomcar on Thursday said fifty percent of its fleet would be electric vehicles in the next 2 years.This will be big number since the promoters of the self-drive platform have been planning to build a fleet of 25,000 vehicles in the next 2 years as compared to 3,000 cars being currently run by the company across 27 cities in the country."An electric car has all the right ingredients of being a convenient vehicle to drive within the city. On top it, the battery capacity is going to be in the range of 300-400 km per single charge in the next two years. As driving an EV is lot easier, women, in particular, are expected to prefer EVs more in coming days," Greg Moran, co-founder and CEO of Bangalore-based car rental company said here.The company has added 20 e2o Plus model cars to its fleet of 200 cars in Hyderabad on Thursday after it had launched the EV initiative in Mysore last .

Zoomcar to have a fleet of 25,000 cars, half of them EVs, in 2 years
Updated On : 23 Nov 2017 | 9:07 PM IST

Auto rental firm Zoomcar to enter SE Asia, Africa markets next year

Bengaluru-headquartered self drive car rental company Zoomcar aims to go global with the launch of its operations in South East Asia and Africa next year."Zoomcar is very much an India focused company but we are looking at international operations. We plan to launch operations in South East Asia and Africa markers next year", said Greg Moran, chief executive officer and co-founder at Zoomcar India Pvt Ltd.In the country, Zoomcar has presence in 27 cities. Apart from metros and Tier-I cities, the company is aiming to penetrate into the Tier-III locations as well. Zoomcar launched its services in Bhubaneswar today and is eyeing Chhattisgarh as the next potential market."We believe Chhattisgarh can be a good market for us. In Bhubaneswar, our car fleet strength could go up to 200 within a year", Norman said.Zoomcar's pan-India car fleet stands at 3000 of which 80 per cent is company owned. The rest 20 per cent is provided by Zoomcar Associate Program (ZAP).Over the next six months, the ..

Auto rental firm Zoomcar to enter SE Asia, Africa markets next year
Updated On : 02 Nov 2017 | 4:23 PM IST

Now, you can rent a cycle from Zoomcar

Zoomcar expects to cross 10,000 cycles on road in 2017 with much larger expansion plans to follow in 2018

Now, you can rent a cycle from Zoomcar
Updated On : 11 Oct 2017 | 1:28 PM IST

Zoomcar to go international, bets on countries in Asia, Africa

Our aim is to be in 20-plus countries in the next two to three years, says Greg Moran

Zoomcar to go international, bets on countries in Asia, Africa
Updated On : 13 Sep 2017 | 1:19 AM IST

Zoomcar plans to go international, starting with Asia and Africa

In August last year, Zoomcar had raised $24 million in funding from Ford Smart Mobility LLC

Zoomcar plans to go international, starting with Asia and Africa
Updated On : 12 Sep 2017 | 10:28 PM IST

Zoomcar targets 30% rise in margins as it gets asset light

Banking on an asset light model to increase net margins by 30-40 per cent, self-drive car rental company, Zoomcar, is planning to more than triple its fleet size this year and expand its presence across 30 cities.Currently, the company's fleet comprises of 3,000 cars across 17 cities of which it owns around 2,000 cars and hopes to take the total fleet size to 10,000 by the end of 2017. However, it is now narrowed down upon steadily decreasing the count of owned cars and rely more on brining partners on board, which, as per the company will drive its future business."It is not advantageous to own a car which is more than two years old", Greg Moran, the company's CEO and co-founder said reasoning that the depreciation and wear and tear in company owned cars is much more than the ones which are owned by its partners.Under the asset light programme, Zoomcar, which claims to command a 70 per cent market share in the self-drive car rental space in India, is planning to have atleast 8,000 ...

Zoomcar targets 30% rise in margins as it gets asset light
Updated On : 16 Mar 2017 | 1:24 AM IST

Zoomcar raises funds from Cyber Carrier CL

The investment follows Zoomcar's Series B round of funding of $24 million earlier this year

Zoomcar raises funds from Cyber Carrier CL
Updated On : 20 Dec 2016 | 11:10 PM IST

How an American launched Zoomcar in India, and now plans to go international

Zoomcar is India's biggest app-based car rental as less than 10% of city residents own cars, reports Tech in Asia

How an American launched Zoomcar in India, and now plans to go international
Updated On : 16 Nov 2016 | 4:16 PM IST

Self drive car rental firm Zoomcar eyes international foray by 2018

"We target to have a fleet of 10,000 cars by end of 2017, which would go up to 25,000 cars by 2018 end," company CEO said.

Self drive car rental firm Zoomcar eyes international foray by 2018
Updated On : 12 Nov 2016 | 10:34 PM IST

Zoomcar eyes newer markets to become profitable

Zoomcar will shortly roll out marketplace model branded as ZAP to increase fleet size

Zoomcar eyes newer markets to become profitable
Updated On : 17 Oct 2016 | 4:05 PM IST

Zoomcar to raise $25 mn from Ford, Reliance

This is Ford's first invesment in the Indian start-up space

Zoomcar to raise $25 mn from Ford, Reliance
Updated On : 23 Jul 2016 | 11:21 PM IST