It was with much fanfare, the announcement of e-bikes in Bhopal was made. Total 50 bikes have also arrived in the city, but due to different reasons, the public is not getting the service of e-bikes. It is understood that the Smart City officials are not able to finalise the date from CM House for the launch of these e-bikes.
Till now neither station points have been made for the operation of e-bikes nor their fare has been fixed. At the same time, the responsible people say that the entire arrangement has been done for the last one month.
E-bikes will be able to run up to 50 km at a time. It can also be charged by swapping its battery. These e-bikes can be locked and unlocked only through the mobile app. E-bikes stand to be made at Boat Club. Apart from this, pedal-powered e-bikes will also come in the second phase.
Chartered bike service is currently running in the city. For this, 100 stands have been made at different places where 500 chartered bikes are kept. Anyone can take a chartered bike from these stands for Rs 5 for 30 minutes by registering online through the mobile app. For this, registration is done through the Chartered Bike app.
Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania said that 50 e-bikes have arrived, 50 more are expected. After this the service will be started with 100 bikes simultaneously. For its implementation, other work including stand construction is going on.