Solar-Powered Rickshaws Unveiled in India
Travel Blog • Valerie Conners • 10.16.08 | 9:39 AM ET
Currently being road-tested in one of Old Delhi’s busiest markets, “soleckshaws”—as the new solar-powered rickshaws have been dubbed—are considered a boon for rickshaw drivers as much as for the environment. “Earlier, when people hailed us it was like, ‘Hey you rickshaw puller!’ Police used to harass us,” said one rickshaw driver. “Now people look at me with respect.”
The soleckshaws can be pedaled or run on a solar-powered battery and will feature upgrades like radios and power outlets for charging mobile phones.
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Photo of standard rickshaws by MD111 via Flickr (Creative Commons).
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Valerie Conners is the senior producer and editor at World Hum.
