OLA Electric Bike Taxi Service has relaunched in Bangalore, using an OLA S1 Electric scooter on the Bangalore roads for Bike Taxi Service. Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder and CEO of Ola, announced on Twitter the relaunch of Ola Bike in Bangalore. The ride will cost ₹25 for 5km and ₹50 for 10km.
Restarting Ola Bike in Blr today ?
This time, all electric and our own S1 scooters!
₹25 for 5km, ₹50 for 10km.
Lowest cost, very comfortable and great for the environment! Will scale across India over next few months. pic.twitter.com/HIB4Pu0SKQ
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) September 16, 2023
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