Reading Comprehension · Question 22 · Medium
According to Farhan Qureshi, what was the real gain from the switch?
When Tarang Logistics decided to replace its petrol delivery scooters in Jaipur with electric ones, the finance team expected the main saving to come from fuel. Charging a scooter cost a fraction of filling its tank, and each rider covered nearly a hundred kilometres a day. Within six months the fuel bill had indeed fallen sharply, but the operations manager, Farhan Qureshi, noticed something the spreadsheets had missed. Electric scooters have far fewer moving parts, so they spent fewer days in the repair shop, and riders who once lost an afternoon waiting for a mechanic were now on the road. The real gain, he argued, was not cheaper kilometres but more working days per vehicle. The change was not free of problems. In the first summer, batteries drained faster in the afternoon heat, and riders on longer routes worried about running out of charge before they could return to the depot. The company responded by setting up battery-swap points at three neighbourhood shops, where a rider could exchange a used battery for a charged one in under two minutes. Farhan now tells other managers that the most valuable effects of a new technology often appear in places nobody thought to measure.
- More working days per vehicle, because the scooters needed fewer repairs
- Fewer complaints from customers
- Cheaper charging than refuelling
- Riders covering longer distances each day
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. More working days per vehicle, because the scooters needed fewer repairs
Explanation: Farhan argued that the real gain was not cheaper kilometres but more working days, since scooters with fewer moving parts spent less time in the repair shop.
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