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=== Taxi and rickshaw === Ride-sharing services such as [[Uber]] and [[Careem]] are available in the city. Motorcycle rides are also available in the city, which have been introduced by private companies. [[Auto rickshaws]] play an important role of public transport in Lahore. As of 2019, there were approximately 82,000 auto rickshaws and 65,000 motorcycle rickshaws in the city.<ref name="The Express Tribune 2019 c467">{{cite news |last=Asif |first=Rizwan | title=Bumper to bumper: One car too many on Lahore's roads | website=The Express Tribune | date=26 March 2019 | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1938097/bumper-bumper-one-car-many-lahores-roads | access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> Motorcycle rickshaws, usually called ''[[chingchi]]''<ref name="Khan 2023 j517">{{cite news | last=Khan | first=Abid | title=Punjab Govt decides to impose ban on Qingqi rickshaws | website=BOL News | date=2 December 2023 | url=https://www.bolnews.com/latest/2023/12/punjab-govt-decides-to-impose-ban-on-qingqi-rickshaws/ | access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> (after the Chinese company Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle Co. Ltd, who first introduced these to the market){{Citation needed|reason=Unsourced |date=April 2024}} or ''chand gari'' ('moon car')<ref name="BOL News 2023 a520">{{cite web | title=Behind the wheel | website=BOL News | date=31 March 2023 | url=https://www.bolnews.com/newspaper/urban-insight/2023/01/behind-the-wheel/ | access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> are cheaper than auto rickshaws and provide a shared ride experience for multiple passengers and fares, whereas auto rickshaws cater to only one passenger or group for a fare.{{Citation needed|reason=Unsourced |date=April 2024}} Since 2002, all auto rickshaws have been required to use [[compressed natural gas]] as fuel,<ref>{{cite web|date=29 May 2020|title=2020 Ultimate Guide To Lahore|url=https://visitlahore.com/ultimate-guide-to-lahore/|access-date=16 July 2020|website=Visit Lahore|language=en-US|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716152503/https://visitlahore.com/ultimate-guide-to-lahore/|url-status=live}}</ref> and all-electric rickshaws were introduced in 2023.<ref name="Sheikh 2023 x607">{{cite news | last=Sheikh | first=Hamza | title=Lahore Gears Up for Greener Streets: Introducing Electric Rickshaw | website=BOL News | date=27 December 2023 | url=https://www.bolnews.com/business/2023/12/lahore-gears-up-for-greener-streets-introducing-electric-rickshaw/ | access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
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