Auto drivers are waiting to catch passengers near Sarojini market. Most of the passengers travel by battery-operated rickshaw as they are eco-friendly and cheaper than auto though some of them still prefer to travel by auto.

Electric rickshaws have been becoming more popular in some cities since 2008 as an alternative to auto rickshaws and pulled rickshaw because of their low fuel cost, and less human effort compared to pulled rickshaws. They are being widely accepted as an alternative to Petrol/Diesel/C.N.G auto rickshaws. They are 3 wheels pulled by an electric motor ranging from 650-1400 kW Watts. They are mostly manufactured in China, only a few other countries manufacture these vehicles.

Battery-run rickshaws could be a low-emitter complementary transport for the low-income people, who suffer most from a lack of transport facility, if introduced in a systematic manner according to experts.

In India they are popularly known as e-rickshaws and are widely spread all over India. They started to gain popularity in India since 2011.They have provided with service to city and has also contribution in providing livelihood to people in India. Due to their low cost and high efficiency they are accepted on the Indian streets, but government policies have been threatening the e-rickshaw and banned them in the capital city Delhi, but due to increase in number failed to put them off the streets. They are still widely used in Delhi and other parts of India. The number in Delhi as per government officials by April 2012 was over 100,000 in Delhi. In India almost all claimed to be manufacturing the vehicle are merely importing it from China and assembling them. Though the manufacturers in India are less in number, manufacturers claim that in the vehicle production is less and cost is a little at higher but they offer higher quality products and also offer services and warranty, these manufacturers market the product as an Indian make and are also popular because of uniqueness in their product and providing a branded product. The FRP body e-rickshaws are also popular in India and are manufactured in India due to high shipment cost from China they are cheaper to Indian manufacturers, where a Chinese version of FRP Rickshaw will cost 0.5 times more than an Indian make.

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