Seminar

On

“E-Rickshaw”

By-
Kemdharne Shubham
Roll No:402161 BE(M)-1

Guide – Prof. Dr. Arvind L. Chel

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MGM’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College
N-6 CIDCO, Aurangabad – 431001

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 Contents
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Objectives
• Classification of 3-Wheeled Vehicles
• Working Principle
• Major Components and Parts
• Case Study
• Merits
• Demerits
• Future Scope
• Conclusions
• References
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 Introduction
• E-Rickshaws- a green solution with no petrol, CNG and mobile-
oil requirements.
• Electric rickshaws need minimum maintenance and could serve
as a solution to last mile commuting problems.
• They are 3 wheelers pulled by an electric motor (BLDC) and
consists of differential mechanism at rear wheels.
• Basically these vehicles have a mild steel tubular chassis.
• The electrical system used in Indian version is 48V DC can run
90-100 km/full charge.
• Basic seating capacity is 4+1

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 Literature Review
Research Paper Title Author Key Conclusions

Merits and Challenges of E- Deepanjan Majumdar, E-rickshaws are energy efficient than
Rickshaw as An Alternative Tushar Jash other forms of motorized public road
form of Public Road Transport transport vehicles.
System

E-Rickshaw Management Tanya Singhal, Purwa The system with the help of RFID and
System Maheshwari, Tanushree GPS technologies addresses safety of
the passengers by tracking their
journey.

E-Rickshaw Service in Arindam Roy E-rickshaw is the most environmental

Barddhaman Town: Importance, friendly type of vehicle and may
Problems and Future Prospects provide valuable services in urban
areas in future with effective planning.

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 Research Paper Title Author Key Conclusions

Commercial and technological Tarun Saxena, Manish Solar e-rickshaw is found to be

feasibility study of using solar Kumar, Dr. Kesari J.P. technically feasible than many vehicles
e-rickshaws for semi-urban on the road as it is noise free, cheaper
areas. and most efficient of all another type.

e-Rickshaws in Delhi – A Green Dr. Aparna Marwah, Dr. They do not add to noise pollution and
Project : Myth or Reality Daljeet Singh Bawa if implemented in planned phases, it
can also serve as means of promoting
gender equalities.

Evaluating the Socioeconomic Mahinur Rahman and Safety condition is not satisfactory as
and environmental impact of Md. Raisul Islam these are light weight vehicles which
battery operated auto rickshaw increase vulnerability to traffic
in Khulna city accidents.

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 Objectives

• To assess the importance of E-rickshaw services.

• To identify the problems and future prospects associated with
the initiation of e-rickshaw service.
• To investigate the future scope of development of e-rickshaw
service along with its potentiality.

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 Classification of 3-Wheeled Vehicles

3-Wheeled
Vehicles

Motorized Transport Non-Motorized

Vehicles Transport Vehicles

Auto- Mechanized
Rickshaws Van Cycle
Van E-Rickshaws Rickshaws Rickshaws
(LPG &
Rickshaws
Diesel based)

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 Working Principle
• The working of E-Rickshaw is based on DC motor, battery &
suspension system.
• It uses a Brushless DC motor ranging from 650-1400 Watts
with a differential mechanism at rear wheels.
• It consists of the controller unit.
• The battery used is mostly Lead acid or Li-ion battery.

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 Major Components and Parts

• Electric Motor: BLDC type 650-1400W & 48V motor. It is

controlled via an electronic controller.
• Electronic Motor Controller: The controller includes a
manual or automatic switch turning the motor on/off, selecting
forward or reverse motion, selecting and regulating speed.
• Battery: Set of four 12V deep cycle lead acid/Li-ion batteries.
• Brakes: Drum brakes, actuated internally, expanding shoe type
• Steering: Handle bar type steering.
• Front Suspension: Helical Spring with dampener with
hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers.
• Rear Suspension: Leaf spring carriage spring with rear
shocker.
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 Charging Stations
An electric vehicle charging station is an element in an
infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of
electric vehicles.

Types of Charging
Stations

Level-I Charging Level-II Charging Level-III (DC Fast)

Stations Stations Charging Stations

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1. Level-I Charging Stations
• It comes under slow charging.
• It takes about 8-10 hours to completely charge the vehicle.
• These are mostly used at home as it perfectly suits
overnight charging.
• With this type of charging, the life of batteries is high.

2. Level-II Charging Stations

• It comes under medium charging category.
• It takes 3-4 hours to completely charge the vehicles.
• With this type of charging, the life of batteries is
comparatively high but not as that of level-I charging.

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3. Level-III Charging Stations
• This is the fastest type of charging.
• The charging units are very expensive and require more
power.
• To charge 80% of the battery, it takes around 30 to 45
minutes.
• Life of battery is widely affected by the speed of charging.

Thus by taking into consideration the factors like speed of

charging and battery life of vehicles, it can be concluded that
Level-II charging is the best way of charging the vehicles in
present scenario.

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 Case Study

• The presented information is based on a case study in West

Bengal state where travel pattern of these vehicles has been
studied.
Table 1. E-rickshaw specifications
Parameter Specification
Motor DC series excitation brushless
Power 850W
Charge voltage 220 V (50Hz)
Charging time 6-10 hours
Top speed 25 km/h
Net weight 190 kg
Max load capacity <=400 kg
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 Table 2. Specific CO2 emission of motorized three-wheeled vehicles

Sr. Vehicles Specific CO2 emission

No. (gm/passenger-km)
1 Auto-rickshaw (LPG) 23.556
2 Auto-rickshaw (Diesel) 21.51
3 E-Rickshaw 19.29

• Thus the E-rickshaw system is able to eliminate 5121.05 kg of

CO2 per year and is equivalent to planting 16 trees every year.

Fig. 1. E-Rickshaw in West Bengal

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 Fig. 2. Comparison of specific energy consumption of public transport in West Bengal

The another plus point of E-Rickshaw is that it consumes less

specific energy than other public transport vehicles.

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 Key Conclusions

• E-rickshaws are energy efficient than other forms of vehicles.

• Proper implementation of the e-rickshaws has the potential to
address the issues of environmental pollution.
• Designing of vehicles require maintaining safety standards.

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 Merits

• Green mode of transport.

• Affordable service for users.
• Best alternative for fuel vehicles.
• Ease of access.
• Low maintenance cost.
• Solving last mile issue.
• Source of employment.

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 Demerits

• Lack of infrastructure facilities.

• Vehicle lacks stability being light in weight.
• More electricity consumption as it needs to recharge daily.
• Maximum speed is less than other forms of vehicles.

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 Future Scope
• Design Charging Station like conventional fuel stations.
• The e-rickshaws can be equipped with digital gadgets
including GPRS and CCTV cameras, keeping women’s safety
in mind.
• Design Halt and Go stand for these rickshaws like bus stand to
avoid traffic jams on roads.
• More use of these rickshaws will reduce pollution.
• The quality of e-rickshaw service associated with safety
measures needs to be significantly improved to provide more
safe and secure journey.

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 Conclusions
• E-rickshaws are energy efficient than other forms of motorized
public road transport vehicles in the country.
• It emits lower level of pollutants than other vehicles.
• E-rickshaws have the potential to reduce the fuel oil
consumption for passenger transportation which may lead to
both economic and environmental benefit.

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 References
• Deepanjan Majumdar, Tushar Jash. Merits and Challenges of
E-Rickshaw as An Alternative form of Public Road Transport
System: A Case Study in the State of West Bengal in India.
2015 International Conference on Alternative Energy in
Developing Countries and Emerging Economies.
• Dr. Aparna Marwah, Dr. Daljeet Singh Bawa. E-Rickshaws in
Delhi-A Green Project: Myth or Reality, International Journal
of Management & Social Sciences; Vol. 05, Issue 01 (2016)
Pg. no. 17-20.
• Tanya Singhal, Tanushree, Purwa Maheshwari. E-Rickshaw
Management System. International Journal of Advanced
Research in Computer Science, Volume 9, No. 3.
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• Tarun Saxena, Manish Kumar, Dr. Kesari J.P. Commercial and
Technological Feasibility Study of using Solar E-Rickshaw for
Semi-Urban areas. International Journal of Development
Research, Vol. 07, Issue, 12, pp.17432-17439.
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_station
• The E-Rickshaw Project. A Policy Recommendation
Regarding Development of Charging Infrastructure of E-
rickshaw in Delhi. India Smart Grid Forum. Great Lakes
Institute of Management, Gurgaon.

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THANK YOU!

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