e-rickshaws get green signal for city service
The Hindu
The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has started issuing special city service permits to electric autorickshaws, fulfilling the long-pending demands of its owners in Kozhikode city. Operators will now
The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has started issuing special city service permits to electric autorickshaws, fulfilling the long-pending demands of its owners in Kozhikode city. Operators will now be able to conduct services like their traditional counterparts who own petrol and diesel variants with city permits. The new permit system came into effect following a High Court order obtained by a section of e-vehicle owners in the city. Based on the court order, 36 vehicles got the official permit number. According to officials, there would be altogether 96 e-rickshaws on completion of the first phase of permit allotment process. Till very recently, traditional autorickshaw operators were up in arms against e-vehicle owners claiming that they were operating illegal service without any official permit. Though no special permit was actually required for e-rickshaw service, traditional operators in the sector were not ready to accept the rule. According to them, the conventional permit system was mandatory for all vehicles to ensure a fair city service amidst the rising number of vehicles.
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