Rapido announced joining hands with Zypp Electric, to provide EV bike taxi ride service Rapido EV – to its customers. Rapido will provide 100+ riders and electric two-wheelers from Zypp as part of its fleet. The service will be a pilot run for three months starting from this month and will be tested for its demand and veracity in the Delhi-NCR area. Rapido is looking to on-board more such EV partners to further expand this business model across its Tier I market in the country.

Aravind Sanka, co-founder, Rapido, said, “While India is the largest two-wheeler market, only 1 per cent of it is electric. With the launch of Rapido EV rides, we want to give a unique experience to our users along with contributing positively to the environment and reduce our carbon footprint.”

Rapido EV rides will be available under the ride section on the app and will be priced at the Rapido rate with a minimal convenience fee. Customers have to download the app, log in to their account and book a Rapido Ride, through their iOS/Android phones.

Akash Gupta, co-founder, Zypp Electric, said, “The partnership with Rapido is part of a highly focused EV utilization project where we wish to ensure that every segment is able to switch to EVs comfortably.”

Last year, Rapido announced several initiatives towards maintaining safety and following guidelines to protect the customer, including the safety back shields for bike taxi rides. The captains are expected to sanitize and clean the vehicle and all customer accessible areas, post every ride, along with mandatory usage of masks during the entire ride by the Captains and the passengers.