Solar-electric rickshaws anyone?

Posted by: Binesh Kutty in in the news on Oct 03, 2008  

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) officially launched its designed, developed, and prototyped 'Soleckshaw' yesterday. The basic version called 'Soleckshaw Mark-I' is a motor-assisted cum pedal-driven rickshaw, that can seat two passengers at a time, with a payload of 200 kgs & a top speed of 15 km/hour.

The Council is currently looking for coming up with innovative business model with NGOs, banks, environment-loving corporates and manufacturing organizations to make the rickshaw available to the drivers at the cost of an ordinary rickshaw. They have plans to roll out advanced versions of the Sloeckshaw, christened Mark-II and Mark-III already, during the much awaited 2010 Commonwealth Games.


The Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit launched the "Soleckshaw" solar operated cycle rickshaw, in Delhi on October 02, 2008  

 Read more news about the Sloeckshaw by clicking here

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