🚀 Secure EV Rental Management

📌 Problem Statement

The electric vehicle (EV) rental industry is expanding but faces challenges with:

• 🔍 User Verification: Lack of robust KYC processes.
• 🔒 Payment Security: Issues with fraud risks and payment disputes.
• ⚡ Operational Efficiency: Inefficient approval workflows.

This project aims to create a secure EV rental management module for mobile/web platforms to address these challenges.

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🛠️ Implementation

🔑 Authentication

• Users can log in manually or via Google authentication.
• OTP verification is required after logging in.

📝 Registration & KYC

• Users sign up manually or via Google authentication.
• Upload Aadhar card for verification (integrated with a dummy Digilocker API).
• Data is encrypted using SHA256 and stored securely.
• Face verification & liveliness check (blinking three times for validation).
• Manual Approval Process: Flagged scans undergo a separate review to ensure compliance.

💰 Wallet & Payments

• Users deposit money into a wallet before booking EVs.
• Cost Calculation Formula:

  Cost = Fixed_Cost * minutes_used / 60

• Automatic wallet debit based on ride duration.
• Fixed deposit of INR 500 for excess usage or damage coverage.

📲 Notifications

• Users receive real-time notifications for alerts and updates.

🔗 Interaction with Physical EV

• Users scan a QR code on the EV to unlock after payment verification.
• System verifies tokens stored on the phone with the QR data to enable unlocking.

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🏗️ Tech Stack

🔧 Backend: Flask

🎨 Frontend: Flutter

🔐 Authentication: Firebase

🔎 Text Extraction, Face Matching & Liveliness Detection:

• 📜 OCR: Tesseract
• 🖼 Face Matching & Liveliness: OpenCV

📩 OTP & Notifications: Twilio

💳 Payment Service: Square

🗄 Database: MongoDB

🔒 Security Enhancements:

• SOC | VAPT Concepts for platform robustness
• Blockchain for wallet transactions
• 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) for enhanced security

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💼 Business Model

• 🚗 Rental options: Scooters, Bikes, and Cars
• ⏳ Cost calculated per hour for each EV type
• 💰 Deposit Requirement: INR 500 (used for damage/excess usage)
• 🏫 Target customers: University & college students
• 🏢 Expansion plans: Partnering with colleges, universities & societies

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📈 Scaling Plans

📊 Business Growth

• Expand target audience beyond students to societies and corporate users.
• Collaborate with electricity providers for charging stations.
• Increase EV fleet options.

🏗️ Tech Scaling

• Upgrade free/test services to enterprise-level solutions.
• Introduce subscription services for frequent users.
• Implement blockchain for transparent transactions.

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🏞 UI & Implementation Flow

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📚 References

• Square API Docs
• Twilio Docs
• Tesseract OCR
• OpenCV Docs
• IEEE Research

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💻 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo.git

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
   flutter pub get

3. Run the backend:

   python backend/app.py

4. Run the frontend:

   flutter run

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🎯 Future Enhancements

• AI-powered fraud detection for fake KYC submissions.
• EV route optimization using real-time GPS tracking.
• Dynamic pricing based on demand and peak hours.

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🤝 Contributors

• Het Modi
• Jay Shah
• Krish Chothani
• Jainil Patel
• Raj Mistry

💡 Feel free to contribute by submitting pull requests!

Team Big Brains

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