India's Uber rival Ola is set to launch 10,000 electric vehicles in a year

Uber's biggest rival in India, Ola, has announced plans to launch a casual 10,000 electric vehicles within the next year.

On Monday, the ride-hailing company, which operates in over 110 cities throughout India (and now, Australia), announced a commitment to place 10,000 three-wheeled e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws in its service over the next 12 months.

It's part of the company's "Mission: Electric" sustainability initiative, which wants to bring one million electric Ola vehicles to the road by 2021 — there are currently 800,000 vehicles in the total Ola fleet. Read more...