Briton Paul Haran wore his radiant red Ferrari suit, put on his racing gloves, took his road map and jumped into ‘Nigel Manzil,’ one of the 13 colourful autorickshaws that accelerated their way towards the roads of one of the most rugged terrains in India. The third annual Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge, which flagged off...Read More

The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) will meet this week to give a push to its proposal of providing pension to autorickshaw drivers in the city, which it has forwarded to the state government before the assembly polls. In an attempt to provide some relief to autorickshaw drivers in the city, the RTA had recently taken...Read More

Finally, the municipal corporation is all set to launch battery-operated rickshaws in the City Beautiful, as pullers for these have been finalised. Though MC has 10 solar-cum-battery-operated rickshaws in its fleet, only six pullers have qualified civic body’s set guidelines. Notably, MC’s eco-friendly move of introducing solar or battery-operated rickshaws had hit a roadblock as...Read More

Autorickshaws must be from Venus. They behave pretty much like women anyway. Listed below are a few comparisons. I am sure people more observant and imaginative than I am, will come up with more. Full article hereRead More

Policemen on duty at the Park Circus seven-point crossing on Thursday morning had a tough time tackling LPG autorickshaw operators who blocked the crossing, placing their vehicles in a row. The protest was prompted by the irregular supply of LPG in fuel stations, for which the the operators incur loss of time and money. The...Read More

Here’s a simplified version of the Bajaj Tuk Tuk papercraft that was released by Jules last year. An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a motor vehicle and a mode of transport commonly found in Asian countries like Thailand and Indonesia.Read More

The Ahmedabad Autorickshaw Drivers’Association has decided to announce a strike from 12 pm on November 29. The autorickshaw drivers are protesting against the increase in the price of CNG by Rs 2. The association had remained on a strike for 24 hours on November 16. Full story hereRead More

The polluting two-stroke autorickshaws banned from the streets of the metropolis by the Calcutta High Court, have quietly begun running in the suburbs after being repainted green and yellow to resemble LPG-run three-wheelers. Read full article hereRead More

The Karnataka on Tuesday said a subsidy of Rs. 10,000 will be offered to autorickshaw owners for replacement of their two-stroke autorickshaws with four-stroke engines. All new autorickshaws having four-stroke engines in the State will be registered from now onwards. Green autos are fitted with four stroke engines and run on LPG.A total of 800...Read More