Mumbai: Battery-operated electric bikes, which were recently introduced for seamless and instant last-mile connectivity from bus stops in commercial and residential areas, have fallen prey to thieves. According to officials from the BEST Undertaking, which has tied up with two companies, Vogo and Yulu, batteries from the bikes are being stolen and sold as scrap.
The BEST undertaking has been operating 1,000 such e-bikes across the city for the past few months. The thieves have been removing the plastic covers from the bikes and filching the batteries, which has become a headache for the authorities. This is one of the reasons why e-bikes are seen haphazardly parked or lying on the corner of a road or footpath.
