Advocacy group urges states to ease bike taxi rules, back private bikes and phased EV mandates
CUTS International recommends lightweight permits for private bikes as taxis and a phased approach to electrification, targeting fragmented state rules that hamper aggregators Rapido, Uber and Ola. Report pegs the market at $1.46 billion by 2030 with 5 million gig work opportunities.
Consumer-advocacy group CUTS International urges states to permit private bikes as taxis via lightweight permits and phase in EV mandates, easing fragmented rules affecting mobility aggregators Uber, Ola and Rapido across India.
Why this matters
Regulatory clarity would strengthen Rapido's core bike taxi model as it expands beyond mobility, following recent last-mile tie-ups with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's across 90 cities.
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