September 26, 2019 / by Indrajeet / In e Bikes / 0 Comments

Why Smart Cities should adopt Public e-bike and e-scooter sharing in India

India is aiming to convert 100+ cities into smart cities by 2021; and reduce the carbon emissions by 17%. The facilities provided in these cities will be world class infrastructure, smart housing and commuting system. However; one major concern has always been the bottleneck which is pollution control. The air pollution caused by the vehicles is damaging the air quality index of all the major cities, and thus is causing frequent health issues to the residents like; breathing discomfort.

Thanks to the various startups coming in action to provide e-scooter sharing options; which not only help you commute with ease for short distance but also contribute in controlling the air pollution. Let’s see the advantages of e-bike sharing in detail:

• Helps curb pollution: The pollution levels are increasing day by day and is depleting air quality index of various cities drastically. With the rising population of metros, it is critical to switch to alternative pollution-less vehicles to tackle the problem. E-bike sharing options come in handy for such situations. They are easy to use, doesn’t gave a high overhead cost and can be and can be used anywhere.

 

• Improves commute by improving traffic control: With the increasing traffic, reaching your destination on time has become a big challenge. Unlike other 2 wheelers, e-bikes are smaller in size and shape and can navigate through congested traffic faster. Thus saving your time by reducing the no. of stops. They are light weight and low speed vehicles and thus do not need a driver’s license to ride.

 

• Helps to build infrastructure for electric vehicles: With the increasing demand of electric vehicles, the need of infrastructure to install charging stations is also growing rapidly. Government initiatives like FAME are offering subsidy to the individuals or companies who wish to install such facilities. This not only strengthens the infrastructure of electric vehicles, but also provides employment to the youth in the operations and supply section.

A sudden dip in the automobile sales in recent months reflects the consumer sentiments. Today’s millennial crowd likes skipping a car or bike purchase and rather go for a bike renting or e-scooter sharing services. With the changing mind set of our smart youth; government and e-vehicle sharing startups are taking necessary steps to cater the people as per their requirement and make the smart cities much smarter.