Rising Sales of E-Rickshaw Batteries Led by Increased Adoption of Vehicle in India

Do you have ever experienced traveling on e-rickshaws? It is a convenient travel mode in metro cities to cover short distances. The nine to five workforces heavily rely on e-rickshaws to reach the metro stations at their nearby location. It is quite common to see people with office bags in the morning looking for e-rickshaws to reach metro stations, and from metro stations to reach offices. It goes the same during evenings they take e-rickshaws from nearby office locations to reach metro stations, and after their metro travel, they further take e-rickshaws to reach home.

Inexpensive Cost of E-Rickshaws

Instead of picking motor vehicles to cover such short distances, e-rickshaws are massively encouraged as a convenient travel facility. There are numerous benefits of this transport. It is extremely cheap as compared to auto-rickshaws, which can sufficiently accommodate two passengers. An e-rickshaw cost amount from Rs. 60 thousand to Rs. 1.1 lakhs, while an auto-rickshaw costs between Rs. 1.5 lakhs to Rs. 3 lakhs.

Employment Generation By E-Rickshaws

The e-rickshaws usually experience fewer maintenance issues, and hence save cost. Along, with this, the rising popularity of this travel service provides employment to a large number of people. The cycle-rickshaw drivers are massively shifting toward e-rickshaws due to higher convenience and rising preference for this travel service over cycle-rickshaws. The running cost of e-rickshaws for a distance of 2.1 to 2.3 km is only Rs. 0.4.

Environment Benefits of E-Rickshaws

The e-rickshaw pose numerous environmental benefits. It includes alleviating air and noise pollution caused by transport. Around 1,036.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be eliminated by replacing CNG auto-rickshaws with e-rickshaws.

Government Initiatives Driving E-Rickshaw Sales

Moreover, the government initiatives encourage e-rickshaw traction. It includes National Electric Mobility Mission, 2013, FAME I and II, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, 2015, and National Urban Livelihood Mission 2013. Along with these initiatives, the electric vehicle policy of the state in the forms of loans, direct subsidies, and regulatory framework also supports the rising adoption of the e-rickshaws.

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