desan
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You mean recharging stations, first of I doubt they have but maybe if numbers increase they most probably will but still its not like a regular vehicle you just go in and in 5 mins top up your tank and be on your way. Just as an example how long does it take to charge your mobile from 0% to 100% and thats just a tiny battery, I am guessing these would require minimum 8 hrs to full charge. Thats mean you can only make one usefull run in a day rest of the working day is spent on recharging.
Hence I stated electric vehicle tech is impractical today. In the west they are doing their best to shove electric vehicles down consumers throats with tax rebates, toll exmptions free recharges etc etc and still not even 1% of vehicles are electric, because the consumer has rejected them for their expense and impracticality.
Oh and btw from what I know electric vehicle batteries have a limited life, around 5-7 years and then you need to replace them at great cost, seeing these are chinese I am betting these will need replacing with 3 years. Just like when you buy duplicate cheap chinese batteries for your phone they last hardly a few months if that, but original batteries last a couple of years and then they also need replacing
Have raised valid points...
These are good only for short distances.
Here are some of the stats for these rikshawa,
"The E-Rickshaw could carry 3-4 passengers, and run for 50 km on 80pc battery, and can be charged through any normal outlet i.e. 100V-240V.
The battery takes around two hours to attain 80% charging, while 7 hours for 100pc charging. "
http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/i...ws-to-rule-the-streets-of-peshawar-soon….html