BLive, India’s first EV Tourism & Experience platform, has announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Cross United Kingdom (GCUK) to champion the cause of Electric Mobility in Tourist destinations across the world. As a part of this association, BLive and GCUK will formulate various initiatives to drive EV adoption in Tourist Destinations. BLive will also work as an Impact Advisor to GCUK for sustainable tourism initiatives across the Globe.
BLive through its unique EV Tourism initiative, has been at the forefront of promoting sustainability across key tourist destinations across India. This partnership will help in promoting sustainable tourism across the country where tourists can explore various hidden gems in different parts of the country, without contributing to the carbon footprint and pollution of the environment.
Commenting on the recent development, Samarth Kholkar & Sandeep Mukherjee Co-Founders, BLive, said, “This is a very big step towards promoting adoption of electric vehicles along with the promotion of sustainable tourism across the globe. We are happy to have a partner like GCUK onboard to help us in our mission of making sustainable mobility a practice across the globe and a big part of the experiences offered in tourist destinations. Once we are on the other side of this wave and it is safe to travel again, with this partnership, we will be accelerating our presence across 30 cities and introducing more BLive tours across India.”
Executive Director of GCUK said, “We are happy to join hands with BLive as our new local eco-mobility partner. With our span of experience and BLive’s expertise, we hope to take sustainable tourism to the next level, in not just India, but beyond Indian markets. Business models like that of BLive’s will help build more environment conscious consumer and traveler and a greener tomorrow.”
Founded in 2018 by Samarth Kholkar and Sandeep Mukherjee, BLive offers unique, experiential, guided tours on electric bikes and also launched India’s first online EV marketplace offering top brands of E-Cycles and E-Scooters. BLive EV Tours has expanded to top 15 cities across 9 states in India and has completed over 13,000 eBike tours so far. The EV Store has already successfully delivered to customers in over 25 Cities in less than 3 months of online store launch.
BLive follows an experiential approach of driving adoption of Electric Mobility through BLive EV Tours and BLive EV Store. BLive EV Tours offers curated, authentic, and immersive local tours that can be experienced on smart, savvy, electric bikes. Customers can Experience the joy of effortless riding and collect memories as they ride a new adventure to off beaten trails. BLive is top ranked activity on TripAdvisor across India and recipient of the TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Award 2020.
BLive Store is India’s first Online Multi-brand EV Store offers top brands of Electric Scooters and E-Cycles on one platform. With over 15 brands of EVs to choose from, customers can avail easy finance options, cardless loans and exchange & Upgrade options. For Customers who are new to the world of EV, BLive offers free Expert Guidance and Home demos.
Green Cross United Kingdom is the UK chapter of Green Cross International with a focus on India and on Sustainable practices. Green Cross is a Non-Governmental Organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993. In over more than 25 years it now has the experience, operations or presence on the six continents: Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Green Cross is focused on promoting sustainable environmental, human and social development through the planning and implementation of initiatives and programmes, cultivating a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility towards humanity and the planet. Green Cross is an Observer Organization with consultative status at the United Nations, and as a non-profit NGO, all our actions are planned and executed for the benefit of Society and the Planet. (Release)