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Can air taxis fly between Delhi and Gurgaon? – ET Auto

Baua Electric

California-based Archer’s taxi-cum-plane is called e-VTOL, short for electrical vertical takeoff and landing. California-based Archer’s taxi-cum-plane is called e-VTOL, short for electrical vertical takeoff and landing. An air taxi (per passenger) will cost up to 1.5 Flyovers aren’t enough.

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Rapido to recall all e-bike taxis – ET Auto

Baua Electric

According to Rapido, nearly 20 lakh rides are being operated per week within the bike taxi segment. Following the scrapping of the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, taxi-aggregator platform Rapido plans to recall all e-bike taxis running under their platform.

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Indian startup The ePlane to develop electric air taxi prototype by March 2025 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

New Delhi: Chennai-based startup The ePlane Company expects to develop a certifiable prototype of a flying electric taxi by March next year as it works on ways to alleviate urban congestion. The company’s vision is to alleviate congestion in urban spaces with eVTOLs.

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Ola’s new RideAhead campaign aims at breaking stereotypes around bike taxis – ET Auto

Baua Electric

New Delhi: Ola Mobility, India’s largest ride-hailing platform, introduced the “RideAhead” campaign, a transformative initiative focused on empowering women through their eBike taxi rides. The conversations offered interesting insights, which were captured and released in a short video.

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Uber pays USD 178 mn to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers – ET Auto

Baua Electric

An Uber statement described the complaints of the taxi industry as “legacy issues” and said rideshare regulations did not exist anywhere in the world when the company started more than a decade ago.

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Rapido revival in sight: Central guidelines set to reignite bike taxi services in Delhi and Maharashtra – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Rapido has over 60% market share in Indian bike taxi space. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH ) has issued guidelines clarifying the legality of bike taxis in India, potentially paving way for their return in key markets like Delhi and Maharashtra.

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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Electrek

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. This one style of vehicle is known by many names. And now, a new era of rickshaws is seeing electric drives enabling interesting new designs.

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