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This is what you call a PR thing by Government. Why? * 2019 - 2026 - That's after (5+2) years which means it makes it easy for this current Government to pitch

by amrrs 7y ago

This is what you call a PR thing by Government. Why? * 2019 - 2026 - That's after (5+2) years which means it makes it easy for this current Government to pitch it before next election. * Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? * In Bangalore, Ola was banned for a month or so for a policy violation, only to be revoked just in 24 hours citing Public / Traffic / Driver's livelihood. * Uber and Ola drivers in cities like Bangalore are currently not even getting time for their food (lunch) and for them to sit aside and recharge the car seems another big 'would they ?' * Any news on Public Policy reg. Internet companies hit front page. Why not the government make better Public transport system? Why don't they increase the frequency of Government Bus ? Why don't they electrify Public transport? None of these would hail the Government as Elon Musk ish visionary other than this one.

fourier_mode 7y ago
> * Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? They don't own the fleet. But if the current regulation hits the books they cannot afford to lose their entire fleet as there is competition in the market(although barely). This is not that simple that the entire burden would be shifted on the drivers. I think what would happen is Uber/Ola would subsidize the drivers(thereby sharing the transitioning costs) to move to an electric motors.
chki 7y ago
Didn't the Indian election just happen a few months ago? So if this was just a PR thing wouldn't it have been better to do it just before the election and not right afterwards?
lm28469 7y ago
> * Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? Don't they require a modern car of a minimum size ? Just add more requirements.
giis 7y ago
>* Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? Who says so? Have you read about tie-up with Tata for EV ? https://www.indiatimes.com/auto/current/tata-nano-electric-may-debut-with-ola-cabs-1000-examples-to-join-fleet-368361.html https://www.indiatimes.com/auto/current/tata-nano-electric-m... Try to understand ground reality before making false claims. Btw, elections over just ~15 days back, if this just PR stunt, it makes more sense announce it during 7 week long election not after that.
- captn3m0 7y ago
  That’s an article from 2 weeks back. (24 May) of an announcement of the deal. The ground reality today is the drivers own the fleet, with both Ola and Uber financing it to some degree.
Johnny555 7y ago
Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? The Seattle airport requires that ridershare drivers drive cars that get mileage >= 45mpg, and every Uber/Lyft car I've seen picking up at Sea-Tac is a hybrid (almost all Priuses). So putting car requirements on Uber can be effective even though they don't own their own cars. https://airportimprovement.com/article/sea-tac-establishes-environmental-guidelines-ridesharing-companies https://airportimprovement.com/article/sea-tac-establishes-e...
nonamechicken 7y ago
Regarding public bus, many states are currently testing electric buses. I have seen 2-3 in my city, though recent reports indicate the state run transport company is not that happy with the buses since they don't make enough profit or due to charging issues. This article has a list of all the states that are soing trial runs along with the bus manufacturer's name: https://www.news18.com/news/auto/modi-governments-big-electric-vehicle-push-all-the-cities-in-india-with-electric-bus-service-2171781.html https://www.news18.com/news/auto/modi-governments-big-electr... Centre seeks proposals for 5,000 electric buses: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/centre-seeks-proposals-for-5000-electric-buses/articleshow/69658042.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/centre-s... BMTC (Bengaluru) working on plan to buy 300 electric buses: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/bmtc-working-on-plan-to-buy-300-electric-buses/articleshow/69672312.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways... >After Goa and Delhi, Kerala government has joined the race to dip from Centre’s `4,500-crore FAME-2 ( Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) subsidy pool. The state’s public transport entity KSRTC has floated tenders to lease 1,500 electric buses for 10 years. https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-floats-e-bus-tenders-eyes-centres-subsidy/1588650/ https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-floats-e-bu...
jagannathtech 7y ago
"Why not the government make better Public transport system?" Both are not mutually exclusive. Metro systems and roads are being built at break neck speed. High speed rail too. Also many state govts have floated tenders for electric buses and for Pvt companies to start electric bus services for eg Tamilnadu.

by amrrs 7y ago

fourier_mode 7y ago

> * Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? They don't own the fleet. But if the current regulation hits the books they cannot afford to lose their entire fleet as there is competition in the market(although barely). This is not that simple that the entire burden would be shifted on the drivers. I think what would happen is Uber/Ola would subsidize the drivers(thereby sharing the transitioning costs) to move to an electric motors.

chki 7y ago

Didn't the Indian election just happen a few months ago? So if this was just a PR thing wouldn't it have been better to do it just before the election and not right afterwards?

lm28469 7y ago

> * Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? Don't they require a modern car of a minimum size ? Just add more requirements.

giis 7y ago

>* Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? Who says so? Have you read about tie-up with Tata for EV ? https://www.indiatimes.com/auto/current/tata-nano-electric-may-debut-with-ola-cabs-1000-examples-to-join-fleet-368361.html https://www.indiatimes.com/auto/current/tata-nano-electric-m... Try to understand ground reality before making false claims. Btw, elections over just ~15 days back, if this just PR stunt, it makes more sense announce it during 7 week long election not after that.

captn3m0 7y ago
That’s an article from 2 weeks back. (24 May) of an announcement of the deal. The ground reality today is the drivers own the fleet, with both Ola and Uber financing it to some degree.

Johnny555 7y ago

Everyone knows Uber and Ola don't own their fleet so who'll be accountable? The Seattle airport requires that ridershare drivers drive cars that get mileage >= 45mpg, and every Uber/Lyft car I've seen picking up at Sea-Tac is a hybrid (almost all Priuses). So putting car requirements on Uber can be effective even though they don't own their own cars. https://airportimprovement.com/article/sea-tac-establishes-environmental-guidelines-ridesharing-companies https://airportimprovement.com/article/sea-tac-establishes-e...

nonamechicken 7y ago

Regarding public bus, many states are currently testing electric buses. I have seen 2-3 in my city, though recent reports indicate the state run transport company is not that happy with the buses since they don't make enough profit or due to charging issues. This article has a list of all the states that are soing trial runs along with the bus manufacturer's name: https://www.news18.com/news/auto/modi-governments-big-electric-vehicle-push-all-the-cities-in-india-with-electric-bus-service-2171781.html https://www.news18.com/news/auto/modi-governments-big-electr... Centre seeks proposals for 5,000 electric buses: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/centre-seeks-proposals-for-5000-electric-buses/articleshow/69658042.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/centre-s... BMTC (Bengaluru) working on plan to buy 300 electric buses: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/bmtc-working-on-plan-to-buy-300-electric-buses/articleshow/69672312.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways... >After Goa and Delhi, Kerala government has joined the race to dip from Centre’s `4,500-crore FAME-2 ( Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) subsidy pool. The state’s public transport entity KSRTC has floated tenders to lease 1,500 electric buses for 10 years. https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-floats-e-bus-tenders-eyes-centres-subsidy/1588650/ https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/kerala-floats-e-bu...

jagannathtech 7y ago

"Why not the government make better Public transport system?" Both are not mutually exclusive. Metro systems and roads are being built at break neck speed. High speed rail too. Also many state govts have floated tenders for electric buses and for Pvt companies to start electric bus services for eg Tamilnadu.