India, Oct. 7 -- The Maharashtra government has reportedly directed all bike taxi aggregators, including Rapido, Uber and Ola, to transition to an all-electric fleet by July 2027.

According to the Indian Express, the state transport department, earlier this month, wrote to the aggregators to phase out petrol-powered bike taxis in a phased manner in the next nine months.

Following directions from chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, the platforms have been told to switch to electric bike taxis before the deadline.

Under the proposed plan, ride-hailing platforms will initially be given six months to comply with the EV mandate. However, bike taxi operators, which have applied for provisional or temporary licences under the Maharashtra B...