EMO Launches NEXO to Transform Last-Mile Delivery with Solar-Powered Fast Charging

EMO Energy, a deep energy-tech startup backed by marquee investors Gruhas, Subhkam, and Transition VC, has announced the launch of NEXO, a vertically integrated energy ecosystem, tailored for last-mile delivery fleets. 

It combines solar with EMO’s BESS installed at dark stores to power its fast-charging infrastructure and EMO-powered vehicles, all managed through its health and energy management software. Building on its existing network of 6,400+ battery-powered vehicles and 900+ fast chargers across 200+ dark stores, EMO will initially deploy the NEXO ecosystem in 100 dark stores located in Bangalore and Delhi/Gurgaon.

NEXO addresses India’s fragmented energy infrastructure for last-mile EV ecosystem, where charging infrastructure, batteries, chargers, software, and power inputs are built and managed by different vendors. Despite innovations, this siloed approach has led to incompatibility, inefficiency, and cost escalations for quick-commerce fleets.

Speaking on India’s fragmented EV energy ecosystem, Sheetanshu Tyagi, Co-founder & CEO of EMO Energy, said, “As quick-commerce continues to scale, operating costs for players across rent, manpower, and inventory are bound to keep rising. Among these, energy remains the only controllable lever that can be optimised and can stabilise the operating cost for quick commerce players. Yet until now, most EV fleets have relied on fragmented energy stacks: third-party charging infra, separate battery vendors, and standalone health monitoring software—all of which function in silos, limiting compatibility and performance. 

“NEXO addresses this gap with a fully integrated system, where every component of the energy supply chain—charging infrastructure, battery packs, software, and renewable energy inputs—are engineered to work in sync. This vertical integration has been tested to deliver 25 percent energy saving and 40 percent cost reduction at the dark store leve,” added Tyagi.

At the core of NEXO lies EMO’s AI-enabled health and energy management software, SENS, which seamlessly balances solar generation with grid input to ensure optimal uptime. Further complementing SENS are EMO’s liquid-cooled energy storage system, ZenBase, and EMO’s SWFT dual-gun fast chargers,  each capable of supporting up to 20 riders per day, amounting to 80 riders across four chargers. Paired with these is the ZenPac 2 kWh liquid-cooled battery pack, engineered to achieve an 80 percent charge in 20 minutes and deliver superior thermal performance under demanding delivery conditions, and protected by 16 global patents. These packs already serve delivery fleets for brands like Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, Bigbasket, and Domino’s, across 200 dark stores in 10 cities in India.

By linking solar generation, battery storage and fast charging, NEXO is projected to power 20,000 delivery rides per month at each dark store by the end of fiscal 2026, with solar contributing at least 25 percent of total energy and full off-grid operation possible in areas with limited infrastructure.