E-rickshaws

Bengal to streamline e-rickshaw registration, discontinue illegal vehicles

The West Bengal transport department has decided to streamline the registration of e-rickshaws and phase out unregistered and illegally manufactured vehicles. The decision was taken in view of representations from various bodies about the plying of lakhs of unregistered e-rickshaws built in workshops without following any standard manufacturing procedures or safety guidelines. A senior transport department official said that district magistrates have been asked to identify battery-operated unregistered e-rickshaws built clandestinely at local garages and phase them out in a time-bound manner. Transport Secretary Saumitra Mohan, in a notice issued on September 12, said, "Representations have been received from different stakeholders in connection with non-compliance of guidelines for registration of e-rickshaws, duly manufactured by different companies including original equipment manufacturers, after obtaining the approval from the competent authority." As per the Central Motor ...

Delhi govt's transport dept to scrap unregistered, impounded e-rickshaws

The Delhi government's Transport Department will soon start scrapping unregistered e-rickshaws that have been impounded, officials said on Friday. Before being handed over to a scrapper, they will be crushed using a roller, they added. Owners of such unregistered e-rickshaws will be given a week's time to get them registered and if they fail to do so, their vehicles will be impounded and handed over to a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility, the official said. "Before being scrapped, they will be crushed using a cutter and crusher, a senior official said. The decision comes after a high-level review meeting held by the LG to decongest the city, during which instructions were given to put a check on the illegal proliferation of e-rickshaws. According to official figures, there are approximately 1.2 lakh registered e-rickshaws in the national capital. However, there are many plying on the road without valid registration causing congestion and safety hazards. The department recentl

Why the unorganised sector, thanks to e-rickshaws, leads India's EV growth

While everyone's attention is riveted on electric two-wheelers and cars, e-rickshaws have proliferated, putting the unorganised sector in the forefront

Ola plans to launch e-rickshaw by the end of this month and ahead of IPO

Ola is planning to enter the e-rickshaw segment with its new product Raahi which is expected to be released this month. Raahi will compete with Mahindra Treo, Piaggio Ape e-city and Bajaj RE

Jammu smart city receives award for its e-rickshaw, e-auto project

The central government under its Smart City Mission has felicitated Jammu smart city for its e-mobility project, which includes successful operations of e-autos and e-rickshaws, officials said on Thursday. The city got the award under urban environment category of India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC)in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The ISAC is organised under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' Smart Cities Mission. It rewards cities, projects, and innovative ideas that promote sustainable development across 100 smart cities. Jammu Smart City bagged the third spot under the Urban Environment Project category while first and position in this category was bagged by Indore and Shivamogga (Karnataka), officials said. A total of 75 proposals submitted by 48 cities contended for these awards. Jammu Smart City Limited CEO Rahul Yadav received the award from Union Minister for Housing and Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri. "The award comes as a testament to the Jammu Smart

Rajasthan elections: Jaipur govt increases e-rickshaw quota to 32k from 29k

E-rickshaw associations are scheduled to meet with the transport commissioner to discuss future courses of action

Tamil Nadu amends policy to enable registration of e-autorickshaws, e-taxis

Earlier, permits were not being issued to battery-operated passenger vehicles and passenger vehicles driven on methanol or ethanol fuel

Entry of e-rickshaws in zero zone cause chaos in Rishikesh for 2nd day

An influx of tourists and e-rickshaws plying in the zero zone here led to a massive traffic jam here for the second consecutive day on Saturday, causing inconvenience to people. No vehicles are allowed in the nearly one-kilometre-long zero zone which stretches from the municipality building to the Chandrabhaga bridge. The town witnessed similar scenes on Friday as the long weekend began but the situation is worse today, said a shopkeeper in the Lakshman Jhoola area. The entry of e-rickshaws in the zero zone was prohibited after a meeting of the administration and transport department on Thursday. However, as droves of tourists arrived here, around 1,500 e-rickshaws entered the zero zone on Saturday, causing a traffic jam from Rishikesh to Shivpuri. The impact was also seen in Neelkanth and Lakshman Jhoola areas with vehicles moving at a snail's pace. Superintendent of Police, Dehradun (Rural), Kamlesh Upadhyay said the ban on the entry of e-rickshaws in the zero zone will be stri

Will take steps for smooth plying of e-rickshaws in Ajmer: Raj minister

Rajasthan's Minister of State for Transport Brijendra Ola on Friday assured the House that effective steps would be taken for smooth plying of e-rickshaws in the Ajmer city. Ola was replying to a calling attention motion moved by BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani during Zero Hour in the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday. The minister said that on receipt of applications for e-rickshaws in the Ajmer city, registration and licenses are made according to rules. In Ajmer city, 1,672 passenger e-rickshaws and 153 heavy vehicle e-carts are registered. He informed that 125 permanent licenses and 1,357 learning licenses for e-rickshaws have been issued by the Transport Department. Between January 1, 2021 and February 28, 2023, the traffic police and transport department have issued 5,019 challans against e-rickshaws in the Ajmer city by taking action in accordance with the rules, Ola said. The Transport Minister said more effective action will be taken in the next one month for the smooth operation of .

Indo-German startup Nunam deploys Audi's used batteries in e-rickshaws

The startup's primary goal is to develop ways to use old batteries as second-life power storage systems, thus extending their lives and using resources more efficiently

E-rickshaw drivers lose daily wage as Jamia Nagar fire destroys vehicles

A fire broke out at a metro parking lot, causing damage to at least 90 vehicles

To curb pollution, Govt proposes battery-swap plan for e-bikes, rickshaws

The policy, which will be valid through March 2025, is targeted at electric two- and three-wheel vehicles "heavily concentrated" in urban areas

SC upholds Delhi govt's decision to issue 4,261 new permits only to e-autos

Residents of Delhi are badly affected by the air pollution, undoubtedly a part of which is contributed by vehicles, says SC while dismissing Bajaj Auto's plea

Delhi govt extends last date of registration for e-autos to November 15

The government had on October 18 launched online registration for e-auto permits with 33 per cent reservation for women, the last date of which was November 1.

Meet the EV entrepreneur who bagged seed capital from Matrix Partners

Mohit Sharma started Oye! Rickshaw in 2017, when the market for electric three-wheelers had just begun to take off

Pollution penalty to BMW injunction, here're the top court orders

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the demand notices issued to 13 manufacturing companies around Bangaluru, alleging violation of environmental laws

Innovations that create markets

India leapfrogged from manual typewriters to PCs. Are we going to see rural India moving from cycle rickshaws to e-rickshaws?

Exide forays into commercial electronic vehicles space, launches e-rickshaw

In the next six months, Exide will be coming up with a lithium-ion variant of the same e-rickshaw which will be priced higher than the existing one

Why do lenders rush where angels fear to tread

Only a forensic audit can answer the questions that lenders to Bhartiya Micro Credit have, but don't dare to ask

Delhi discoms losing Rs 150 cr annually to power theft by e-rickshaw owners

On an average, an e-rickshaw consumes around 7-10 units per day.