{"id":3481,"date":"2023-06-05T20:31:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2024-01-12T22:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:49:26","slug":"e-rickshaws-the-surprise-element-in-indias-ev-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/e-rickshaws-the-surprise-element-in-indias-ev-story\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Rickshaws: The Surprise Element in India\u2019s EV Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Overview:<\/b><\/p>\n

Electric Rickshaws (E-Rickshaws) are light three-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor & a battery. These are considered as an upgrade to conventional Rickshaws. E-Rickshaws are mainly used for short-distance passenger as well as cargo transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n

E-Rickshaws mostly use lead acid batteries, but some companies are now offering R-Rickshaws with lithium-ion batteries as well. Conventional lead acid batteries take around 8 hours for charging. Lithium batteries offer faster charging options, however their cost makes them unaffordable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, E-Rickshaws are a major source of livelihood in India. Due to their lower running cost, they are very popular in the country, especially North India.<\/span><\/p>\n

In western countries, E-Rickshaws are popularly called tuktuks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tuktuk<\/p>\n

E-Rickshaws have created new opportunities for people, as these require relatively less investment to earn a living. They offer decent returns in less time, are easy to operate and have low maintenance & running cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent Figures:<\/b><\/p>\n

Uttar Pradesh has the most number of E-Rickshaws followed by Delhi and Bihar.<\/span><\/p>\n

In FY 2022-23, electric three-wheeler sales experienced a 127% Y-o-Y increase. Total sales stood at 4,07,563 units and E-Rickshaws constituted 91.76%. Mahindra Electric (Treo), YC Electric (Yatri) & Saera Electric (Mayuri) were the top 3 players.<\/span><\/p>\n

The covid pandemic affected the growth of the Indian E-Rickshaw market as lockdowns and curfew-like situations reduced the demand for public transportation substantially. However, after the pandemic, the auto industry witnessed significant growth in demand for electric rickshaws.<\/span><\/p>\n

E-Rickshaws are eco-friendly, economical to own & run, free from noise pollution, ideal for last-mile services and easy to maintain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Indian Electric Rickshaw Market is segmented by End-User Utility (Passenger or Goods) and Battery Type (Lead Acid or Lithium-Ion).<\/span><\/p>\n

Factors such as end-user affordability, cost advantage over autos, better daily earnings than cycle rickshaws have made E-Rickshaws widespread and popular.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Indian E-Rickshaw market is mainly dominated by small, unorganised local manufacturers and assemblers, which account for a major market share. Apart from the above mentioned companies, other significant players in the E-Rickshaw market are Lohia Auto, Kinetic Green, Terra Motors & Atul Auto.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saera Electric & Mayuri:<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Mayuri<\/p>\n

The 1<\/span>st<\/span> company to execute the idea of E-Rickshaw in India was Delhi-based Saera Electric. The company\u2019s E-Rickshaw brand \u2018Mayuri\u2019 was the first E-Rickshaw in the country and is the most popular brand in North India.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mayuri\"<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s chairman Mr Vijay Kapoor is known as the Father of E-Rickshaws. Saera launched the first E-Rickshaw model in 2011. At the time, there was no infrastructure available to make, operate or service E-Rickshaws. There was nobody to make tyres for E-Rickshaws. So, Saera developed their own tyres. Today, the company is the top player in the market and makes E-Rickshaws for passenger as well as cargo transport.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mayuri<\/p>\n

Apart from Saera, YC Electric is another major player in the electric rickshaw market.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"YC<\/p>\n

E-Rickshaws have the potential to reduce dependence on imported oil for short distance passenger & cargo transportation which can lead to both economic & environmental benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the passengers & drivers of E-Rickshaws identify its vulnerability to traffic accidents as a major risk. Manufacturers are making E-Rickshaws very light for cost-cutting purposes, which make them prone to toppling and disbalancing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n

Battery-operated E-Rickshaws have become an important part of the transport system of populated cities in India. The absence of a regulatory framework and manufacturing policies for electric rickshaws is an issue which needs to be addressed. There is a need to regularise the operation of these vehicles. Proper implementation of E-Rickshaws has the potential to address the problem of air pollution due to transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Overview: Electric Rickshaws (E-Rickshaws) are light three-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor & a battery. These are considered as an upgrade to conventional Rickshaws. E-Rickshaws are mainly used for short-distance passenger as well as cargo transportation. E-Rickshaws mostly use lead acid batteries, but some companies are now offering R-Rickshaws with lithium-ion batteries as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electric-rickshaws"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/new.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3505,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3481\/revisions\/3505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}