Sun Mobility And SmartE Associate

Sun Mobility and SmartE have associated to offer battery swapping technology in erickshaws.

- Sukhpreet Singh

Specialising in the supply of erickshaws since 2014, SmartE has associated with Sun Mobility to offer battery swapping technology in erickshaws. Operating in Delhi, Gurugram, and Faridabad since October 2015, the company has a fleet of 1,000 electric rickshaws that caters to 80 km of clean last mile connectivity in the NCR region. Sourced from Kinetic, the GPS equipped erickshaws, providing zero emission last mile connectivity in the region surrounding the various metro stations in the NCR region, are supported by five charging depots. Operating in an area of 15000 sq. ft., according to Goldie Srivastava, Co-founder and CEO, SmartE, the erickshaws typically suffer from issues like range anxiety and an operating pattern that has them spending more time at the charging station, and in wait for passengers than ply on the road. This not only affects their ability to clock maximum uptime, it also affects the operator’s ability to achieve superior productivity. In their quest to offer cleaner last mile connectivity, and in the face of competition, the erickshaws offered by SmartE, could profit from the battery swapping technology that Sun Mobility has to offer.