Eternal Reviews Its 2030 Goal for a Fully Electric Delivery Fleet

Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, is reviewing its target of moving to a 100% electric delivery fleet by 2030. Anjalli Ravi Kumar, Chief Sustainability Officer at Eternal, said in an interview that the company is still committed to electric vehicles but is working on a new timeline.

Kumar said the 2030 target was set when Zomato had about 1.5 lakh monthly active delivery partners. Zomato and Blinkit together now have about 12 lakh. The new timeline will factor in the supply of electric vehicles, government policies and the transport needs of each Eternal business, and the company has not fixed a new date yet.

Eternal's EV fleet review at a glance

Eternal's rider base grew from about 1.5 lakh to about 12 lakh

Zomato made the 2030 pledge in June 2021, when it joined the Climate Group's EV100 campaign. The company was renamed Eternal Limited from March 20, 2025. Kumar said the company's growth makes the switch harder: to keep about 12 lakh riders active each month, Eternal has to onboard about 30 lakh people a year across 900 cities, and making sure every new partner can get an EV is a challenge.

Kumar said the new target will cover all of Eternal's businesses, not just two-wheeler deliveries. Hyperpure, its supplies business, uses trucks and smaller commercial vehicles, and these would also need to move to electric.

How Eternal gets delivery partners to switch to EVs

Kumar said Eternal does not make EVs compulsory. It uses financial incentives, rental options and awareness programmes instead. Under Zomato's equal-benefit policy, delivery partners on EVs are paid the same as partners on petrol vehicles. The company also offers EV rentals through its delivery partner app and runs EV Bazaar, which shows riders the models on sale.

Kumar said delivery partners usually arrange their own vehicles.

What Eternal said about a 2035 date

Asked whether the new target could be 2035, Kumar said the company was working towards a date and that it would partly depend on how widely EV policies are rolled out across the country.

Where Eternal's EV goal stands now

Eternal's 2030 goal for a fully electric delivery fleet is under review, and no new date has been set. About 12-13% of its delivery partners used EVs in its estimate from around last December, against about 6-7% in the wider market. Kumar said the new target will be set for the whole Eternal group, including Hyperpure's trucks and commercial vehicles.

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