electric cab aggregator

BluSmart, an electric cab aggregator, has extended its refund timeline for wallet balances to 90 days due to a temporary halt in ride bookings. This decision follows a Sebi probe into Gensol Engineering, linked to BluSmart's promoters, regarding alleged loan diversions.

BluSmart, the all-electric cab service, has abruptly stopped operating in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru. Users are facing commuting problems. Drivers are also affected by this sudden closure. The shutdown follows a Sebi ban on BluSmart's co-founder Anmol Singh Jaggi and his brother Puneet Singh Jaggi. The ban is due to alleged fund misappropriation. Customers are worried about refunds.

BluSmart's ties with Gensol Engineering, promoted by Anmol and Pramod Jaggi, may end up being too much to bear. A deep dive into how the Jaggi brothers allegedly diverted hundreds of crores that were meant for EV purchases for personal use

The Karnataka high court has directed ride-hailing aggregators to stop bike taxi operations in Bengaluru within six weeks. Commuters express concern over the ruling due to the affordable and practical transportation alternative, while the transport minister said further action would be determined after studying the court order.

Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number 112 and timely resolution of consumer grievances are the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023, which aims to regulate the cab aggregators and delivery service providers in Delhi. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the thumbs up to the scheme on Wednesday and forwarded it to lieutenant governor V K Saxena for his approval.

Delhi is likely to see only electric cabs by 2030 with the transport department planning to make the transition to the cleaner fuel in a phased manner. Under the aggregator policy, which will be passed soon, all cab companies, food delivery firms and e-commerce entities will be mandated to go for an all-electric fleet by April 2030.

The Karnataka State Transport Authority (KSTA) on Tuesday refused to renew cab aggregator licences of Ola and Uber as they have not complied with rules, including installation of GPS and panic buttons and display of driver details.

In a bid regulate cab aggregators as well as delivery service providers in the State, a draft of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023 has been sent to the Delhi's Lieutenant Governor.

Adani TotalEnergies E-Mobility Limited (ATEL) will set up EV charging infrastructure with all-electric cab aggregator, Prakriti E-Mobility (Evera), the company said on Tuesday. "The collaboration will feature an integration of 200 EV charging points super hub in Delhi. This strategic partnership will be scaled up pan-India to encourage decarbonized mobility," it said in a statement.

The Government of Delhi recently shared a draft that mandates the EVs to cab aggregators, food delivery firms and E-commerce platforms by 2030. As per officials, the government aims to increase the EV share in overall vehicle sales to 25% by the year 2024. Moreover, the Delhi government will ask petrol pumps and dealers to only provide fuel to vehicles that has a Pollution-Under-Check (PUC) certificate.

By 2030, every app-based cab that you book, every two-wheeler on which the food that you ordered arrives or any vehicle that ferries your e-orders will be an electric vehicle.

People who use bike taxis in the city are likely to be inconvenienced with Delhi government restarting a drive to punish two-wheeler cabs plying in Delhi from this week.

Only EV cabs in Delhi: The Transport Department of Delhi Government will soon introduce a new policy for taxi/cab aggregators, food delivery companies and e-commerce entities that will mandate them to switch to an all-electric fleet by the end of this decade.