Ola Cabs to offer benefits worth Rs 1 lakh to drivers to switch to CNG

Taxi hailing app Ola said it will offer benefits worth up to Rs 1 lakh to enable its driver partners to switch to CNG vehicles. The move will help the Bengaluru-based firm comply with a Supreme Court ruling that says commercial vehicles can not ply in Delhi unless converted to the single fuel mode of CNG. As part of ‘Ola Green Pragati Week’ from August 26 to September 1, Ola will bring together driver-partners as well as financing and car & manufacturer partners under one roof, it said in a statement. Drivers in the city to purchase a new CNG car with benefits of up to Rs 1 lakh, including a discount of up to Rs 60,000 in partnership with dealers of manufacturers like Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors, it added. According to an earlier **report** , Ola had launched its mobile app for cab booking in 2011, which now lets users book cabs, auto-rickshaws and kaali-peeli taxis. “From just about 20 per cent of booking requests on the app at launch, Ola (now) receives as much as 99 per cent of its bookings through the app at the current scale,” Ola said in a statement. Even in smaller cities, where the company has launched its services, more than 95 per cent of bookings come through the app at the moment, it added. Until recently, customers could also book cabs on Ola’s platform through its call centres. The number will now be available as ‘Ola Care’ for customer support and assistance.     With inputs from PTI