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.
Increasing Sales of Electric Rickshaws Batteries
In 2021, the sales of e-rickshaw batteries contributed $141.3 million in revenue and are expected to rise to $295.4 million by 2030, advancing T ~8.5% rate from 2021 to 2030. Most of the e-rickshaws sales go unregistered due to their rising popularity and unorganized manufacturing companies. Presently, the registered sales of e-rickshaws account for 15,00,000, with an additional sale of 11,000 new e-rickshaws every month.
The unorganized players sell around 10,000 e-rickshaws per month, while organized players monthly contribute to sales of 1,500 to 2,000 e-rickshaws. E-rickshaws run on electric charge provided by batteries, and hence increasing adoption of e-rickshaws lead to rising sales of electric rickshaw batteries.
Rising Preference for Li-ion Battery
There are usually two types of batteries used in electric rickshaws, li-ion battery, and lead-ion battery. Li-ion batteries have a higher preference over the lead-ion battery. It is due to their high capacity, lightweight, and availability in industry sizes. The low-discharge rate of lithium-ion batteries supports the maintenance of charge for a longer duration. It can get completely charged within 1 to 3 hours.
Therefore, the inexpensive running cost and high convenience offered by e-rickshaws for short-distance travel, including government initiatives drive the sales of e-rickshaws in India.
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