NEW DELHI: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday posted a video on his official twitter handle in which he drove an e-rickshaw with Amazon’s delivery partners.
Taking a Climate Pledge, the video by Bezos revealed that Amazon is rolling out its new fleet of fully electric delivery rickshaws.
“Hey, India. We’re rolling out our new fleet of electric delivery rickshaws. Fully electric. Zero carbon. #ClimatePledge,” Bezos tweeted along with the video.
The video showing Bezos driving an e-rickshaw carried his first name — JEFF. The post garnered 2.8K retweets and 16.4K likes.
Electric cars have several benefits over the conventional engine as they do not emit harmful tailpipe pollutants such as soot, volatile organic compounds, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead, & various oxides.