Air Pollution...Companies switch to electric vehicles..?
CMSR, an advisory group commissioned by the Sustainable Mobility Network and some prominent organizations from tamil Nadu, recently conducted a customer survey. The results of this survey show that the demand for delivery companies to switch their entire transportation to electric vehicles has increased in the people of chennai considering air pollution and climate change. And in this poll, 9048 customers from five big cities namely mumbai, pune, delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore were asked about their views on electric vehicle conversion plans of distribution companies from 1508 people in chennai alone.
1. 78% of consumers across delhi, mumbai, pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, and chennai perceive that last-mile delivery vehicles contribute to air pollution.

2. survey conducted among 9048 consumers of e-commerce, food, grocery, and parcel delivery services across chennai, delhi, mumbai, pune, Kolkata, and Bangalore.
3. 86% of consumers in chennai believe that a major company in last-mile delivery switching to electric vehicles will make a big difference and help other companies to do the same.
4. 89% of consumers in chennai believe that switching to electric vehicles is "very important" for e-commerce, food, grocery, and delivery companies to reduce air pollution.
5. 80% of consumers in chennai feel that vehicles used for last-mile delivery contribute to air pollution.
6. 8% of consumer delivery companies in chennai are aware of efforts to make deliveries using electric vehicles.
7. 70% of delivery companies in chennai feel that they should engage in steps to switch to electric vehicles.
8. 78% of Delhiites prefer to shop from companies that promise to meet the targets set by the delhi government for delivery companies in its draft contract.
9. 65% of mumbai residents and 78% of pune residents prefer to shop from companies that promise to meet the targets set by the maharashtra government in its electric vehicle policy for delivery companies.
10. 64% of consumers think delivery companies should be proactive in transitioning their transportation to electric vehicles.
11. Only 12% of consumers are aware of delivery companies making efforts to deliver products using electric vehicles.
12. 93% of consumers believe that a major company switching to electric vehicles in last-mile delivery will make a big difference and help other companies do the same.
13. 67% of consumers across delhi, mumbai, pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, and chennai believe it is "very important" for e-commerce, food, grocery, and delivery companies to switch to electric vehicles to reduce air pollution.
E-commerce, food and grocery, and other distribution channels are some of the fastest growing segments in India, says Gajendra Roy, director of CMSR's advisory board. ” As developed cities like chennai are prime market places for such companies, this study has compiled the results of a survey of customers across chennai and their views on delivery vehicles. And we confirmed that most of the respondents (94%) were between 18 and 45 years of age. Because they are the main customers of these companies," he said.Last mile delivery was one of the primary reasons cited by 80% of respondents in this study for excess air pollution in Chennai. And 89% of people suggested that companies switching to electric vehicles was the main solution to combating climate change and air pollution. Accordingly, indian government data indicates that 50% of Chennai's total carbon emissions come from the transport sector. It also mentions that at least 40,000 tons of carbon emissions are caused by the use of delivery vehicles by distribution companies. And 38% of people insisted that these companies should pay their delivery staff for the purchase of electric vehicles in installments or buy their own vehicles. 31% of participants suggested that their employees should be subsidized to switch to electric vehicles and 19% of people should help their employees to refurbish their current vehicles.