Delhi: How ride-hailing startups with electric vehicle-only fleet are ushering in change for climate – EQ Mag Pro
NEW DELHI: Two months ago, the AAP government issued a draft policy making Delhi the first state in the country to adopt a policy to regulate vehicular emissions from app-based cab aggregators.
The draft policy mandated that aggregators would need to ensure that 10% of all newly onboarded two-wheelers and 5% of four-wheelers were electric within three months of implementation, while 50% of all two-wheelers and 25% of all four-wheelers would have to be electric by March 2023.
The plan of action, which was drafted in accordance with regulations of Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2020, is currently in the public domain for receiving feedback from the public. However, while the policy aims at faster adoption of EVs, Delhi already has a small but growing number of ride-hailing companies, which have only EVs in their fleet.
With around 1,000 electric four-wheelers, BluSmart is currently the largest ride-hailing company with an all-EV fleet not only in Delhi-NCR, but the entire country. Companies like eee-Taxi and Evera are also offering completely electric rides and are charged up to expand their operations very soon.
Prakriti E-Mobility provides the on-demand electric cab service Evera, while eee-Taxi largely caters to corporate clients. Currently, BluSmart provides electric cabs through its mobile app to customers in Gurgaon and parts of south and southwest Delhi.
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Source: TNN
