Ola and Uber are planning to offer quadricycles into their fleets in the coming months.
Bajaj Auto’s Qute quadricycle are going to be supplied to Ola and Uber by early next year. The Qute will soon go on sale in India, and will be pitched as a cheaper and safer alternative to three-wheeled autorickshaws.
It’ll only be sold as a commercial vehicle which means that private buyers won’t be able to opt for it even after launch. The Qute is a four-seat vehicle, including the driver’s seat. Bajaj Auto has 100% localized the Qute, and is now producing it. The quadricycle is being exported to many countries around the world.
The Bajaj Qute quadricycle weighs less than 475 kilograms, and is smaller than the country’s smallest car – the Tata Nano.
The vehicle’s small footprint will allow it to squeeze it into the smallest gaps. The Qute is powered by a 216-cc, four-stroke single-cylinder engine with 13.2 PS of peak power and 19.6 Nm of peak torque. The engine gets water cooling and a twin spark ignition system. A five-speed manual gearbox and a rear-wheel drive layout will be standard on the Bajaj Qute. LPG and CNG variants are also in the works.
Reference- Cartoq, Businessworld
