autorickshaw

While auto-rickshaws are certainly useful for hauling cargo or passengers in urban settings, scooters are much nimbler and easier to park. The Surge S32 combines both forms of transit in one modular vehicle, as it features a scooter that can be detached from a rickshaw body.Manufactured by India's Surge Automobiles, the all-electric S32 is touted as being "the world's first segment-adapting vehicle." As such, users require an LMV (light motor vehicle) license for driving it in rickshaw mode, and a two-wheeler license for…

The number of supercar owners in India has increased in the last decade. These expensive cars are extremely powerful, and not everyone can handle that kind of power. People often take these cars to expressways and race tracks to unleash their power. Driving such powerful cars fast inside the city is always risky and can often lead to accidents. This is one of the major reasons why many people who own supercars often take them out on weekends when traffic is low. Recently, we came across an incident from Delhi where a…

Last Updated: December 29, 2022, 19:00 ISTElectric Autorickshaw at Statue of Unity (Photo: New India Express)The electric auto-rickshaws, part of a fleet used to ferry tourists around the Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Narmada district, were managed by a private firmAs many as 15 electric auto-rickshaws, part of a fleet used to ferry tourists around the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Narmada district, were gutted in a fire early Thursday morning, officials said.The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance…

The autorickshaw union in Pune, led by Baghtoy Rickshawala Forum, has announced a strike near the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in the city. Earlier, a similar strike was called by the autorickshaw drivers on Nov 28 but it was abandoned shortly after the government promised to resolve their issues by Dec 10.Also Read: App-based Autorickshaw’s Can Charge 10 Percent Surcharge Along With GST, Says Karnataka HCThe auto union has declared that no autorickshaws would ply in the city from today. The reason behind this strike…

Last Updated: December 02, 2022, 09:30 ISTautorickshaw (Image for representation: Shutterstock/File)Recently, Centre's air quality panel directed the state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to phase out diesel autos in NCR by 2026-endThe Delhi autorickshaw association on Thursday welcomed the Centre’s air quality panel’s direction to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to phase out diesel autos in NCR by 2026-end, but said drivers there should be given subsidies to switch to CNG and electric ones.In a…

The Ola Uber Drivers and Owners’ Association and the autorickshaw drivers linked with the ride-hailing companies are apprehensive about the 5% convenience fee. The Ola Uber Drivers and Owners' Association (OUDOA) and the autorickshaw drivers linked with the ride-hailing companies are apprehensive about the five per cent convenience fee and Goods and Services Tax levied on every autorickshaw ride taken up by passengers. The Karnataka government on November 25 directed the regional transport authorities to charge five…

Last Updated: November 22, 2022, 16:47 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: AFP)The government had claimed before the court that app-based aggregators were charging more than the rates fixed by the authorities by levying a surchargeThe High Court of Karnataka was informed by the state government on Monday that a decision on the online app-based autorickshaw hailing services will be taken by November 25. The government said the petitions of the service providers have been considered and a decision is pending.The…

The High Court of Karnataka was informed by the state government on Monday that a decision on the online, app-based autorickshaw hailing services will be taken by November 25. The government said the petitions of the service providers have been considered and a decision is pending. The transport department had recently directed stopping of auto-hailing services as it was not covered under the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregator Rules in 2016. The licences issued were only for cab-hailing services, the…

The transport department had recently directed stopping of auto-hailing services. The High Court of Karnataka was informed by the state government on Monday that a decision on the online app-based autorickshaw hailing services will be taken by November 25. The government said the petitions of the service providers have been considered and a decision is pending. The transport department had recently directed stopping of auto-hailing services as it was not covered under the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology…

The Karnataka government on Saturday held a meeting with the representatives of cab aggregators Uber, Ola, and Rapido over high auto-rickshaw fares. However, the auto-rickshaw union cried foul and dubbed the meeting just an “eyewash”. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary N.V Prasad and Transport Department Commissioner THM Kumar of the Transport Department. Though the details of the meeting were not made public, sources said that requests have been placed before the department to fix Rs…