Autos, Rickshaws, tuktuks ... whatever the name, the motorised taxis are synonymous with Asia.Now, an Indian company in Bangalore has designed what it says is the three-wheeler of the future -- an electric rickshaw, run partly on solar power.As Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports* in Tamil, the company wants to produce 800-thousand in the next five years. [*Based on a feature written by Lisa Upton]
Autos, Rickshaws, tuktuks ... whatever the name, the motorised taxis are synonymous with Asia.Now, an Indian company in Bangalore has designed what it says is the three-wheeler of the future -- an electric rickshaw, run partly on solar power.As Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports* in Tamil, the company wants to produce 800-thousand in the next five years. [*Based on a feature written by Lisa Upton]