Evera Cabs Powers Up with 1000 BluSmart EVs in Expansion Drive

Evera Cabs, an app-based electric taxi service provider, announced on 5 May that it has begun the process of reclaiming 500 electric taxis that were formerly run by the troubled BluSmart.

According to a statement from Evera Cabs, 220 cars have already been purchased, and the remaining 280 will be reclaimed in the days ahead. With a particular emphasis on airport mobility, the company hopes to strengthen its position as a top provider of electric taxi services, it noted.

According to Evera, "a big chunk of BluSmart drivers" are lining up to join the fleet integration, with 10% of them being women. In order to guarantee service readiness as the fleet grows, about 150 drivers have begun making trips, and recruitment efforts are still underway.

Nimish Trivedi, co-founder and CEO of Evera, stated that the company's operations are a realignment of the electric mobility narrative in India rather than merely a scale-up. Evera is moving forward with a defined goal as major players reassess, acquiring dependable drivers and tested EV assets to guarantee continuous service on important routes.

Move Aimed at Strengthening Evera's Presence in NCR

As part of a multi-phase strategic plan to strengthen its position in the highly competitive airport taxi industry in the National Capital Region, Evera announced it had repossessed BluSmart's taxis through its lenders.

The company announced that it will expand its airport network in the subsequent phase by providing services at all terminals of Delhi's airport. It previously operated exclusively from Terminal 3, but the integration of new vehicles has enabled full-terminal coverage.

The capital market regulator Sebi banned Gensol Engineering and its promoters, Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, who are also co-founders of BluSmart, from the securities markets in a case involving fund diversion and governance lapses. As a result, BluSmart, an electric cab-hailing platform, suspended operations in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai last month.

BluSmart Drivers Hit the Brakes Over Unpaid Dues

Weeks after the EV ride-hailing company abruptly suspended operations, hundreds of BluSmart driver partners have started protesting throughout Delhi-NCR, calling for compensation and alternative employment.

The drivers, many of whom call BluSmart the best platform they've ever used, claimed they were left in the dark about unpaid invoices and received no official word from the company. It is predicted that more than 10,000 drivers in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi-NCR will be impacted.

The protests follow the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) decision to bar Jaggi brothers  from holding board positions and accessing the securities markets due to accusations of document forgery and fund syphoning in their solar EPC company, Gensol Engineering, which is closely associated with BluSmart.