NEW DELHI : Even as petrol pumps across India report dismal numbers during the coronavirus lockdown, a Ratan Tata-backed startup with mobile petrol pumps is actually reporting a jump in sales due to its unique home delivery model. Started three years ago, Pune-based Repos Energy has now expanded to 90 cities across India with more than 300 mobile petrol pumps.
“The customer base has increased by 15% since the lockdown began. Earlier, the sectors ordering fuel were industries, malls, hotels and now it has shifted to hospitals, residential societies and utility stores and government institutions,” Aditi Bhosale Walunj, co-founder at Repos Energy, told Livemint.
Their business model is unique because customers can order diesel with Repos mobile app and the start-up, which has tied up with several petrol pumps, delivers it at your location using a fuel delivery vehicle fitted with a mobile dispenser and 6,000-litre fuel tank.
