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A solar rickshaw to the rescue in fume-choked Kochi

Published Thu, Oct 20, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Kochi, India

THE inventor of an innovative solar chick incubator, solar milking machine and solar-powered boat now has his newest item rolling onto the streets in this southern Indian city: a solar rickshaw taxi.

Georgekutty Kariyanappally, founder of Lifeway Solar Devices Pte Ltd, so far has just one prototype operating on the streets, but has supplied another 20 to a nearby tourist resort.

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