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Mumbai engineer designs solar tri-cycle to replace autos [1]

With citizens and government bodies looking to promote bicycles, a city-based engineer has claimed to have invented a solar-motor pedi-cab, (a tricycle of sorts) that could potentially replace the traditional auto rickshaw.

Chunabhatti-based PK Pillai has now sent the designs to IIT-Bombay for comments are looking for funding to promote the model commercially.

The solar powered version of th

Publication Date: 
14/03/2011
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai) [2]
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Rickshaws [3], Cycles [4], Solar Energy [5], Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) [6], Mumbai [7], Maharashtra [8], Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) [9], Vehicular Pollution [10], Walk and Cycle [11]
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