CB BureauThe electric mobility solutions and services company has commenced operations of over 50 e-rickshaws at Kevadia in Gujarat, in partnership with The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA). The operations will cover all of Kevadia, making it India’s first electric-vehicle city – as claimed by the company in its official press release shared with CauseBecause.
The entire fleet of the 50 TriLux e-rickshaws is being operated by women, which explains the theme ‘Mai ETO bhi Chalaungi aur Ghar Bhi’ (I will run my home as well as ETO).
SOUADTGA had earlier announced that the development of Kevadia as an electric vehicle-only area would be done in a phased manner. It may be noted that in 2020 the Centre had asked all states and union territories (UTs) to identify one city each out of a national list of 60 cities whose entire electricity needs would be met through renewable energy.
ETO Motors, which is in the process of executing several high-impact projects in the electric-mobility space, has deployed over 1,000 electric vehicles in the various Metro stations in the National Capital Region. The company has been empanelled by BSES and Tata Power DDL to set up charging infrastructure network in the NCT area. The Electronic City metro station in Noida will also serve as a charging hub for vehicles.