Pic of the week is the PhotoBoof!

Photobooth built onto the back of a Cushman parking patrol auto rickshaw

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Auto rickshaw / tuk-tuk driving orientation is essential!

Tuk-tuks are set to hit Cambridge as a possible rival to the city’s taxi firms.

Plans to introduce the diminutive threewheel carriages to the city’s streets will be considered by Cambridge City Council’s licensing committee next week.

The auto rickshaws are most closely associated with the bustling streets of Asian cities, such as Bangkok and Delhi, but they could help to ease congestion in the centre of Cambridge.

If approved, the tuk-tuks will be primarily used to convey tourists across the city during guided tours, but they could be used as private hire cabs.

Full article here

The ultimate electric three wheel truck by Zap.

The 2009 Xebra truck is packed with exiting new features, while providing the same low operating cost and ease of use. Truck can travel up to speed of 40 miles per hour.

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Pic of the week is the Mini Rickshaw

MINI China, promotional stunt

The Indian monsoon has a serious image problem. Mention the ‘M’ word to adventure travelers and their eyes widen in fear, as though the entire country is submerged in a deluge of water for several months of the year, reducing the roads to rivers and skies to a deep leaden gray.

The monsoon season can in fact be a wonderful time to visit India:

It is less expensive - The high season of December to February is packed with travelers from Europe and prices skyrocket, hotels are full, and flights are overbooked. During the summer, flight costs fall, hotels are empty and the Taj Mahal won’t be over run with thousands of package travelers from Delhi.

It is green - The entire country is green and verdant during the monsoon season. There are numerous festivals at this time, and locals are very welcoming to visitors eager to learn more about the life giving rains that are an integral part of Indian culture and tradition.

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The Sumo Run: The ultimate fancy dress charity fun run! is not related to what we do here; rickshaw stuff… although in a weird imaginative way it looks like a three wheel rickshaw pointing up, plus same speed! Anyhow, it’s cool and deserves a post on the RC blog.

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Pic of the week is the Auto Rickshaw Gadgets

More cool Chennai pics here

Cities in Asian countries have high air and noise pollution from petrol- and diesel-powered three-wheelers called auto rickshaws or tuk-tuks. Resting on three small wheels—one in front, two in the rear—these vehicles usually sport a small cabin for the driver in the front and seating for up to three in the rear. Solar-powered or electric versions that are silent and easier on the environment are already coming onto the market. 

Ultra Motor is using the design of one of its Russian engineers to make its own eco-friendly version.

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3 lads in a tuk-tuk for a great cause ride, from Lands End to John o’ Groats raising money for the Oncology Dept at Nottingham City Hospital

U can visit their just giving page and help out

Check their blog for details and daily updates