Vehicles are the medium to commute people from one place to another.  Today World has become a global village by the development of technology, rapid urbanization and astonishing development of the transportation sector. Among many vehicles, an electric rickshaw is one of the emerging, cheaper and comfortable vehicles. Since 2008, electric rickshaw has developed as a popular and eco-friendly alternative to auto rickshaws. They have a huge share in the transportation sector and are widely popular in South Asia.

They are three-wheelers powered by an electric motor ranging from 650 to 1400 watts. The concept of e-rickshaw came later in the 2000s but other electric vehicles have a big past as compared with e-rickshaw. Electric Cars and other vehicles started manufacturing in 1890s. Since then, numerous modifications have been seen in electric vehicles.  The first e-rickshaw of the world was manufactured in China, but it got rapid popularity in Nepal and India. The popularity of e-rickshaw was due to fact that pollution was increasing and there was a demand for greener vehicles for short-distance travel.

There are various types of electric rickshaws available in various different countries. Electric tricycle is popular in the Phillipines, whereas safari load carriers in Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Directly solar-powered rickshaws are making to the highway in China and its neighboring East Asian countries. Despite wide popularity and use, there are very few laws and policies governing the use of e-vehicles. In Nepal, many e-rickshaw owners faced registration issues in the transport department. Department of transport took strict measures to limit rickshaw in the limit of 100s within the city when there were more than 1000 rickshaws in few terai districts. In Nepal, they are particularly termed as Safari due to the fact that one can explore places in it.