[Omkar]

SmartE, an electric mobility service based out of Gurgaon, has provided more than 1,000 electric rickshaws in certain metro stations of Gurgaon and Faridabad. SmartE has entered into a partnership with Delhi Metro (DMRC) to offer the electric rickshaws in order to provide last mile connectivity from metro stations.

SmartE and DMRC are also working together to enable Metro Smart Cards for the payment of SmartE rides and introduce the concept of ‘Common Mobility Card’. The charge for the first 2 km is Rs. 10 and Rs. 5 per km after that. The electric rickshaws can be hailed by using the SmartE app, which gives the option of booking an exclusive ride or to share a ride.

The company claims that its electric rickshaws are completely made in India and have GPS tracking along with in-built sensors. The Gurgaon-based company aims to serve over 3 million commuters per month with its 1,000 vehicles. Its future plans include the production of 10,000 vehicles by the end of 2018 to serve different parts of the country.

Source: Financial Express

[Col Mehta]

While it is a good step to move towards electric vehicles, these e-rickshaws, however, are one of the major reasons of slow moving traffic in Delhi (not sure about Gurgaon/Noida). Since their maximum speed is limited and the drivers usually are in constant look out for passengers, they are pain in the back during peak traffic hours. The drivers have no traffic sense since most of them come from no driving background and they usually drive like they were driving a bicycle - sudden lane changes/braking, wrong side overtaking, creating that '3rd' lane on either side of the traffic and causing bottleneck at the front.

[abhishek46]

Originally Posted by Omkar

The company claims that its electric rickshaws are completely made in India and have GPS tracking along with in-built sensors.

That seems like a rather tall claim.
What sort of Batteries are used in these things? If they are of Li-ion type, then most likely it would be from China.

[wheelguy]

The Delhi Metro on Wednesday extended the facility of e-rickshaw services to 12 more Metro stations spread across the Delhi Metro network, taking the total tally of stations to 29 where a fleet of over 1000 e-rickshaws now becomes operational. Mr. A K Garg, Director (Operations) flagged off this fleet of around 250 e-rickshaws, called SmartE, from Patel Nagar Metro station.

These 250 E-rickshaws will be plying from 12 stations spread across the Metro network to boost the last mile connectivity for passengers of nearby localities from 6 AM to 11 PM. The stations are: Qutab Minar, Ghittorni, Arjangarh, Nawada, Shadipur, Patel Nagar, Nangloi, Nangloi Railway Station, Govindpuri, Harkesh Nagar Okhla, Moolchand and Botanical Garden.

Till date, over 800 e-rickshaws were plying from 17 Metro stations facilitating over one lakh passengers to reach their destinations/stations daily. With this addition, the number of e-rickshaws has gone beyond 1000 covering 29 Metro stations. 12 more stations are likely to be extended with the same facility within next 2-3 months wherein around 500 more e-rickshaws will be put into service to strengthen the last mile connectivity.

These GPS enabled SmartEs are specially designed having covered cabin and full front windscreen to provide the last mile connectivity within an area of 3-4 KM around Metro stations. The fares have been kept very nominal at a base price of ₹10 for the first 2 KM and ₹5/- for every subsequent KM. The commuters can also book vehicles through the SmartE app and pay digitally for their rides.

In recent years, DMRC has introduced many eco-friendly initiatives to ensure a robust last mile connectivity system, which enables the commuters to prefer non-polluting public transport modes over personal vehicles. Some of the initiatives taken in recent years are:-

1. Feeder Buses: 174 Non-AC CNG feeder buses (26+1 seater) are being operated on 32 feeder routes approved by State Transport Authority. The services are available from 69 Metro stations.

2. E-rickshaw Services: Organized services by DMRC authorized e-rickshaw operators from 29 Metro stations. All e-rickshaws are GPS enabled. Full front screen and covered cabin for extra safety, security and comfort. E-rickshaws of reputed manufactures are inducted which provide extra comfort during rides. All e-rickshaws registered with concerned RTO.

3. Cab Aggregator Kiosks: UBER Booking kiosk available at 12 metro stations viz. Rajiv Chowk, Dwarka Sector-21, HUDA City Centre, Sikanderpur, IFFCO Chowk, Vaishali, Kaushambi, Raja Nahar Singh, Botanical Garden, NOIDA City Centre, NOIDA Sector-15 and NOIDA Sector-16. Kiosks planned at 50 metro stations by the end of March 2020. In all, kiosks planned at 210 Metros stations.

4. E-scooter Services: Rental services available from 04 metro stations viz. Vishwavidyalaya, Mandi House, Dwarka Sector-9 and Nehru Enclave.Services to be extended from 3 additional metro stations viz. Kashmere Gate, IIT and New Delhi.

5. Public Bicycle Sharing Services: Paddle cycle services operational from 16 Metro stations. Battery operated cycle services operational from 36 metro stations.

Source

Checkout: Link (Interesting usage statistics of Chennai Metro's Last Mile Connectivity services)

[JMaruru]

Originally Posted by wheelguy

In recent years, DMRC has introduced many eco-friendly initiatives to ensure a robust last mile connectivity system, which enables the commuters to prefer non-polluting public transport modes over personal vehicles.

Hope, someone at 'B'lore Metro' takes note and implements this for the IT Capital. B'lore badly needs good last mile connectivity as the corrupt and inefficient BMTC can NOT provide good service.

[wheelguy]

Delhi Metro, ETO Motors join hands to launch 100 e-rickshaws across four Metro Stations.

New Delhi: The DMRC has joined hands with a Hyderabad firm ETO Motors to launch a fleet of 100 e-rickshaws across four Delhi Metro Stations, to provide convenience to its commuters by ensuring last mile connectivity from the metro stations. The 4 stations selected are:

• Yamuna Bank
• Sukhdev Vihar
• Jamia Milia Islamia
• Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh

Dedicated space for parking/stabling of e-rickshaw and battery charging points for the purpose of pick-up and drop-off passengers at these respective metro stations will be provided by the DMRC.

Commenting on the development, Biju Mathews, Chief Executive Officer, ETO Motors said they have received the letter of acceptance by DMRC to launch the e-rickshaw services across four metro stations in Delhi.

He said,”This is a testimony of our capability in effectively handling the first and last-mile connectivity to the passengers of Delhi Metro Rail.”

He said,”We are committed to providing clean, safe and shared mobility to the people of Delhi while ensuring their lower carbon footprint. Our affordable mobility service will definitely help passengers to save on their travel expenses.”

Source

[V.Narayan]

^^^^^^
Good move. Need to multiply this by 10X across Delhi-NCR. Right thing to do. Some of the rich may grumble about the jams amd chaos these ricks create but I'd say so be it. After all my car with its 8 sq metre road usage is also adding to the tightness.