Karnataka allows operation of EV two-wheelers as bike taxis under its Electric Bike Taxi Scheme, 2021. The regulations, however, require the EV to be registered as a motorcycle in the transport category and used as a public service vehicle. On Saturday, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal had announced that the EV maker was re-starting Ola Bike, the companys two-wheeler taxi service, in Bengaluru.
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CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said that customers would be charged Rs 25 for 5 kilometers and Rs 50 for 10 kilometers, adding that the service will be scaled across the country over the next few months.
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The firm has fixed the pricing as Rs 25 for 5km, Rs 50 for 10km. The move comes despite several legal tussles with various state governments to run bike taxis.