E-rickshaws

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.

India to give 250 e-rickshaws to Senegal in bid to boost clean energy ties

The supply of 250 e-rickshaws is expected to assist Senegal in adopting clean and efficient energy sources in the area of urban public transport

With an arsenal of 1.5 mn e-rickshaws, India leaves China far behind

As many as 11,000 new e-rickshaws hit the streets every month, and annual sales are expected to increase about 9 percent by 2021

E-rickshaw tyres to attract 28% GST under Motor Vehicle Act, rules AAR

E-rickshaws are motor vehicles under the Motor Vehicle Act and are registered as such with the local transport authorities

Kinetic Green aims Rs 300 cr revenue from e-rickshaws in 2016-17

UP govt is paying Rs 400 cr to the firm to replace normal rickshaws in the state with electronic variant

Urja Global launches solar powered e-rickshaw

Firm plans to commercialise the vehicle, which will be cheaper by Rs 18,000-20,000 than existing e-rickshaws

Govt begins registration of e-rickshaws

The AAP government had announced that it would give a subsidy of Rs 15,000 to those registered e-rickshaw