Country’s largest indigenous electric vehicle player Lohia Auto Industries showcased smart electric vehicle designed for smart cities during Smart city expo 2017. The company showcased India’s first Humrahi Solar Powered E- Rickshaw, Narain Hydraulic Tipper, Narain LC Loader & OMA Star Li Electric Scooter. The new modified versions of “Humrahi” and “Narain” are improved and customised vehicles designed especially for saving electricity and for overall transport safety, efficiency and reliability. The first innovative product is Humrahi’s Solar Powered E- Rickshaw. A normal battery rickshaw has to use conventional form of electricity to charge the batteries. With this solar E-Rickshaw one can charge batteries on the run in sunny day. Solar powered E-rickshaw increases the efficiency of the vehicle and solar panel increases its mileage by 10-15 per cent with a life cycle of 10 years. According to Ayush Lohia, CEO Lohia Auto Industries, “Smart Cities doesn’t mere bricks and concrete buildings but it is the smartly integrated facilities. We at Lohia Auto industries are keen to be a stake holder in this smart city movement as smart mobility provider. Our entire electric vehicles range existing and futuristic will be designed to best fit in last mile connectivity for Smart cities. We aim to do our bit to safeguard the environment and bring down emission of harmful fumes in the country”.
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