Citroën India To Provide 4,000 ëC3s To BluSmart Mobility

Citroën India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BluSmart Mobility to supply 4,000 ëC3s. To start this partnership, Citroën India has already provided 125 units of the ëC3 to BluSmart Mobility in Bengaluru. 

BluSmart Mobility now has a fleet of over 7,000 electric vehicles including the newly added Citroën ëC3, MG ZS EV, Tata XPres-T EV and BYD e6. The all-electric ride-hailing service currently operates in Bengaluru and Delhi NCR. 

Shishir Mishra, Brand Director, Citroën India, said, “This collaborative effort between Citroën and BluSmart Mobility signifies a shared vision for a sustainable future in the realm of electric mobility, reaffirming our commitment to shaping a cleaner and greener transportation ecosystem.” He added, “BluSmart’s foray in the shared electric mobility space is a well-applauded initiative that offers convenient and safe urban mobility without any tailpipe emission strengthening our collective mission to decarbonize cities by making EVs mainstream.”

Commenting on the partnership with Citroën India, Anmol Singh Jaggi, Co-founder & CEO, BluSmart, said, “With the mission to ‘Decarbonise Mobility at Scale’, we are dedicated to constructing a comprehensive EV mobility ecosystem in India, encompassing the nation's largest all-electric ride-hailing service and an extensive network of EV charging superhubs. As more OEMs embrace eMobility, and our fleet size expands, we are poised to address the burgeoning demand for ride-hailing services in Indian megacities while offering riders a diverse range of advanced EVs.”

The Citroën ëC3 won the 2024 Acko Drive Awards’ Subcompact Car of the Year. It has a claimed range of up to 320 km on a single charge from its 29.2 kWh battery pack. The brand claims that the battery can be charged from 10-80 per cent in 57 minutes. It gets a single electric motor with 56 bhp and 143 Nm of torque. The ëC3 is priced between ₹12.70 - 13.50 lakh (ex-showroom, India) and gets features like a 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, reverse camera and 15-inch alloy wheels, among others.