Citroën India & Milo Drive EV Partnership: November 2025 Deployment Snapshot
- Fleet Commitment: 500 Citroën ë-C3 EVs to integrate into Milo Drive’s platform—the first major tie-up for shared mobility scaling.
- Platform Synergy: Milo Drive’s OS connects drivers to ride-hailing (Uber, Ola), travel, and corporate fleets and adds demand routing, analytics, and performance tracking.
- Citroën Support: Real-time battery monitoring, performance data for ops efficiency, the ë-C3’s 320 km range, and low costs are ideal for shared use.
- Milo Scale: Currently 300+ vehicles, 250,000+ rides completed; co-founders Monil Khatri & Vishal Jewrajka focus on driver entrepreneurship.
- Stellantis Vision: Shishir Mishra (Business Head) eyes partnerships for EV scaling; aligns with 30% national penetration by 2030.
- ë-C3 Specs: 57 hp / 143 Nm PMSM, 29.2 kWh LFP battery, 320 km MIDC range, 0-60 km/h in 6.8 s, top speed 107 km/h.
- Broader Context: Builds on Citroën’s fleet deals (BluSmart 4,000, OHM 1,000, Refex 500)—a total of 5,500+ ë-C3s committed.
- Citroën Global: Founded in 1919, it is an arm of Stellantis; it has 101 countries and 6,200 sales/service points, and EVs/hybrids are its core focus.
Citroën India Accelerates Shared Mobility Revolution: 500 ë-C3 EVs to Power Milo Drive’s Nationwide Fleet Expansion
In a landmark collaboration set to electrify India’s ride-hailing ecosystem, Citroën India and innovative fleet platform Milo Drive inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 21, 2025, committing to deploy 500 units of the Citroën ë-C3 electric hatchback across the country. This partnership, unveiled amid surging demand for sustainable urban transport, integrates the affordable EVs directly into Milo Drive’s cutting-edge operating system—a tech backbone that seamlessly links drivers to major ride-hailing apps like Uber and Ola, corporate shuttles, and intercity travel networks. As detailed by ETAuto and Autocar Professional on the announcement day, the tie-up isn’t just about volume; it’s a blueprint for scalable, driver-empowered green mobility in a market where EVs claimed 2.5 million sales in FY25.
Seamless Integration: EVs Meet Smart Fleet Tech
Milo Drive’s platform—co-founded by Monil Jayeshkumar Khatri and Vishal Jewrajka—already manages over 300 vehicles and has facilitated 250,000+ rides across metros like Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru. The MoU embeds the ë-C3 fleet into this ecosystem, leveraging Milo’s AI-driven tools for demand forecasting, route optimization, utilization analytics, and real-time performance monitoring. Citroën sweetens the deal with granular battery health data and operational insights, ensuring fleets run at peak efficiency while minimizing downtime.
Khatri emphasized the entrepreneurial angle: “This collaboration will help us support hundreds of drivers in building their own mobility businesses through Milo Drive’s tech platform.” For gig workers, it means multi-app access without juggling dashboards—earnings from Uber gigs feeding into Ola corporate runs, all tracked via one app. Citroën’s ë-C3, with its 320 km MIDC-certified range, 57 hp PMSM motor, and 29.2 kWh LFP battery (0-60 km/h in 6.8 seconds, top speed 107 km/h), fits like a glove: Low running costs (~₹1/km) and a compact footprint make it a shared-mobility workhorse.
Strategic Synergies: Scaling EVs for India’s Gig Economy
Shishir Mishra, Stellantis India’s Business Head and Director of Strategic Partnerships, framed the MoU as a catalyst for national EV growth: “The collaboration reflects the need for partnerships to scale electric mobility in the country. The ë-C3 offers the ideal balance of range, comfort, and operating efficiency, making it a proven performer for shared mobility.” Priced from ₹12.90 lakh (ex-showroom), the e-C3 undercuts rivals like the Tata Tiago EV and MG Comet while packing dual airbags, ABS, and 35 smart features via the MyCitroën app.
This isn’t Citroën’s first fleet rodeo: it builds on massive MoUs with BluSmart (4,000 units by March 2026), OHM E Logistics (1,000 by June 2025), and Refex Green Mobility (500 for the eVeelz brand)—totaling over 5,500 committed ë-C3s. Exports to Indonesia (500 units flagged off April 2024) and ASEAN/Africa underscore the model’s global hustle.
For Milo, it’s a leap: from 300 vehicles to potentially 800+ with Citroën’s infusion, amplifying its mission to “electrify urban mobility landscapes” via driver-centric tech.
Citroën’s Global Pedigree Meets Indian Ambition
Since 1919, Citroën—now Stellantis’ French flair arm—has peddled innovation across 101 countries with 6,200 sales/service points. In India since 2021, it’s pivoted to EVs with the ë-C3: A funky, space-efficient hatch (2540 mm wheelbase, 315 L boot) blending the C3’s cheeky design with zero-emission smarts. Rivals? Tata Punch EV and Tiago EV feel the heat from its value-packed punch.
This MoU aligns with India’s 30% EV target by 2030 under FAME-III: lower TCO (~₹0.50/km vs. ₹5/km for petrol), reduced emissions, and gig-economy empowerment. As Mishra noted, “Together, we are enabling EV access at scale and contributing meaningfully to India’s transition toward a low-carbon mobility ecosystem.”
In a ride-hailing market worth ₹50,000 crore (growing 20% YoY), Citroën-Milo could capture a 1–2% slice—translating to millions in rides, cleaner air, and empowered drivers. The charge is on.
Source: www.autocarpro.in
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