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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Indian engineer prepares solar tuk-tuk for London odyssey

Kopacka sits along with Rabelli inside a tuk tuk in Bangalore By Swetha Gopinath BANGALORE (Reuters) - Naveen Rabelli's tuk-tuk broke down the first time he rolled it out of his garage. His tuk-tuk, or auto rickshaw, is powered entirely by electricity and solar power. The tuk-tuk is an Indian icon and this vehicle does not pollute the air in any way," Rabelli, 33, told Reuters as he rode alongside a lake in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Since quitting his job with Reva, a unit of Indian car maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd that makes electric vehicles, Rabelli has spent two years tinkering with his second-hand tuk-tuk.




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