Public Bicycle Sharing Project was started in the city by the Surat Municipal Corporation in the last years with the aim of solving the traffic problem in Surat city as well as protecting the environment. In this sequence, as a part of promoting meat transportation, preparations are being made to start an e-bike sharing project in the city.
Let us tell you that at present this e-bike sharing project has been started by the chartered company in Mumbai and Kolkata. Chartered Public Bicycle Sharing Project is already implemented in Surat city. Now the e-bike sharing project is being finalized to reach the citizens from one place to another. It will take 3 hours to charge their bike and once fully charged, this bike will be able to run for 50 kilometers. Currently 400 e bikes have been kept in Kolkata and 100 e bikes have been started in Mumbai. There are plans to increase their number from 100 to 2000 in Mumbai.
By the way, no date has been fixed for when this e-bike sharing project will start. But the way Surat remains on the top in the list of smart cities, it can be assumed that the local administration will not delay at all in starting such a utility facility. It remains to be seen how Surti Lala reacts to this project.