Tech Mahindra were conferred with the 2021 Volvo India Innovation Award for their innovative Energy and Fleet Management solutions for Indian market. The Award, adjudged by an eminent jury, was presented at the Volvo India Innovation Summit held in Bengaluru on 10th November 2021. Zypp Electric also conferred with the Volvo India Innovation Award under the SME category for their last mile connectivity solutions that aim to uberize same day Delivery using EV Fleet. Meanwhile, Department of Urban Land Transport, Karnataka, was honored with a special recognition for its project on improving Quality of Life (QoL).

The 2021 Volvo India Innovation Award was judged by a distinguished Jury comprising:

Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman Axilor Ventures, and Co-Founder, Infosys
Mr. Vinayak Chatterjee, Infrastructure Sector Expert
Ms. Zarin Daruwala, CEO Standard Chartered Bank, India
Mr. LennartBörjesson, SVP Volvo Group HQ, Sweden
Ms. Helene Niklasson, VP Volvo Group HQ, Sweden
Smart Energy Management can play a key role in reducing the CO2 footprint in the country. Tech Mahindra’s eNetra is a frugal nonintrusive IoT device that offers the ability to turn millions of regular energy meters in the country into smart & intelligent ones, without replacing them. It connects regular meters to the internet, captures the consumption metrics and sends data to the cloud. Both individuals and enterprises can manage and monitor their energy consumption in real time using Mobile App as well as a Web portal through data analytics and insights.

Tech Mahindra also presented the ability to use data insights & connectivity further with their open-source & integrated fleet management system – Vetturino. Scalable and flexible, it promises new opportunities to make fleet operations safer and efficient across a single vehicle, convoy, or the entire fleet operation.