Zuperia Auto Private Limited – known as Lohia Auto Industries – has announced entry into electric cargo and waste collection vehicle market. The company recently ordered Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation to distribute 40 electric waste vehicles for deployment in Bawana Industrial Area.
After a strategic reorganization, Zuparia now works under two different brands: youdha, large scale market institutional buyers target, and Lohia, premium customers catering. To support its expansion, the company is producing in its Kashipur facility and is preparing to start a new series of electric loaders and cargo vehicles under the Yedha brand.
“The real opportunity in the EV region is beyond personal mobility,” said Zuparia Auto CEO Ayush Lohia. He said that cargo and garbage collection vehicles are being pushed into the headlines, with increasing pressure on municipalities to tighten the restrictions on diesel vehicles in urban areas, cargo and waste collection vehicles.
India’s electric three-wheeler market saw a strong growth in 2024, with the sales to about 694,466 units-an increase of 18% from the back of the last year. Cargo EV sub-block led the rise of the demands of e-commerce and final-meal delivery with an increase in fuel with an increase of 45% year-on-year.
Zuparia Auto has deployed electric waste vehicles in Delhi-NCR, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, this financial year 93,000 units have been exploited in a growing cargo and utility EV market, in which estimate is more than 150,000 in 4-5 years.
Along with government EV adoption policies, Zuparia avails low operating costs and emissions of electric three-wheelers to target commercial use in both major cities and small urban hubs. The company credits its lead for vehicle optimization for the in-house R&D, special manufacturing, and institutional customers.
