BLive launches electric vehicle tourism initiative in Ooty

Chennai, Mar 10 (): BLive, an eco-tourism start-up and aprovider of experiential tours on electric bikes, on Tuesdaysaid it has launched an electric vehicle tourism initiative inOoty. BLive offers experiential guided tours on electric bikesaimed at reducing carbon footprint. After a successful launch in Goa, Puducherry, Karnataka,Rajasthan, Kerala, the company launched its service inTamil Nadu, beginning with Ooty. "The guided e-Bike tours offered by BLive will enable thetourists to explore picturesque Ooty in an eco-friendly way,"a press release said. "We are proud to launch our service in partnership with'Make Ooty Beautiful' which has been spearheading the greenmovement in the district," BLive COO and co-founder SandeepMukherjee and its CEO Samarth Kholkar said in the release. "Our state-of-the-art smart electric bikes deliver 50-kmrange per charge with digital screens and come with anaccelerator and pedal assist mode for effortless riding,"they said. Convenor of Indian National Trust for Art and CulturalHeritage Geetha Srinivasan said, "Millions of tourists visitOoty each year and tourist vehicles are one of the topcontributors to the rising level of air pollution." "The guided e-bike tours from BLive offer a clean mode ofexploring and experiencing the beauty of Ooty", she said. VIJNVG NVG