Over the decades, driving an autorickshaw has been one of the major options for generating livelihood for the irregular sector workforce in the Indian cities. In the conventional mode, autos, despite ferrying millions of passengers daily, are also considered to be a major source of noise and air pollution.
E-autorickshaws emerge as a potent solution in such a scenario. They are significantly less noisy and don’t cause air pollution as they have zero emissions and nearly noiseless operation.
They are a lot more lucrative for the drivers as well. The operating cost of an ICE auto was observed to be about Rs 2.2 per km in Bangalore, and only Rs 0.4 in the case of an e-autorickshaw.
