The paper is an initiative towards realization of electric powered taxis for Mumbai to fulfil commuter experiences in par with upcoming modes of transport for Mumbai in a decade’s time.The paper involves understanding the city’s transport history, changing trends in current cab services, new transportation projects that prepare the city to attain ‘megacity’ status by the year 2020. An attempt was made to extract salient characteristics of Mumbai through perspectives of taxi drivers and commuters. Furthermore, taxi driver profiles, luggage and seating preferences,travelling behaviour of the commuters and related issues were captured. The above study along with inherent advantages of using electric driven technology opens up avenues for futuristic taxi designs.