Women staffed assembly line launches EVs for automaker Piaggio

By: WE Staff | Thursday, 9 December 2021

Pune based automaker Piaggio India has rolled out the company's commercial electric vehicle offerings in the fixed and swappable battery options, App Electric, form an assembly line staffed by women, Piaggio said.

The women are from Baramati in the Pune district. Piaggio added that the women had been recruited from various technical training institutes in the area, and were upskilled by the firm in various auto manufacturing and electric vehicle (EV) concepts. These include e-box, battery management system (BMS) and others.

I want to remark that this is only the starting point and we have a long way to go. We will include more women at the assembly line, plant premises, and offices. This is not just to empower women but also to bring workforce equality in the auto sector which was long due,” said Diego Graffi, chairman and MD of Piaggio India.

The assembly-line is rolling out vehicles in the E-City and E-Xtra models, which have varied capacities and sizes, with both having fixed and swappable battery options, Piaggio added.