E-scooter rental services launched at 4 Chennai metro stations

Vogo Automotive Limited, a scooter rental company, has launched its services in the Chennai city in partnership with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) under which an electronic chipset enabled electric scooter will be available at 4 metro stations here for commuters to ride to neighbourhoods. The 4 metro stations where the E-scooters will be available are Guindy, Alandur, Vadapalani and Anna Nagar Tower on a trial basis. The cost of ride would be Rs.1.20 per minute. To make the entire experience user friendly company has provided Vogo app which can be downloaded from apps stores. The user has to attaché their driving license photo and key in a one time password(OTP) they receive on their registered smartphone to a key box attached to the vehicle to start the ride. To start with the rental services will be available from 6am to 10pm. It will be later extended to other metro stations.

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