Sri Lanka Aims To Reach 500,000 Electric Tuk-Tuks
, writes: “For the incubation phase, a number of criteria have been introduced for selection vehicles and owners. These criteria include: the age of tuk-tuk should not be greater than 10 years from date of manufacture, only petrol 4-stroke three-wheelers are eligible, priority would be given to applicants whose livelihood is dependent on a single three-wheeler, and preferential selections are to be given to women owners, operators and persons with disabilities.
Part of the inspiration for this electric tuk-tuk program was a fuel crisis in the country and the growing cost of fossil fuels. “Unable to import necessary fuel, nearly 500, 000 tuk-tuk drivers who were solely dependent on hires became jobless with weeks long queues in last year,”“With the prevailing socio-economic crisis in the island, a shift towards adopting sustainable mobility approaches has been identified as a necessity for a green recovery process,” the UNDP stated in May.
“Electric three-wheelers will not only benefit individual operators but also contribute to spring boarding the country’s economic recovery process,” Transport and Highways Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.readers updated and educated. Perhaps the guys at RACEnergy can also help Sri Lanka to electrify tuk-tuks at some point too, including the convenient use of its battery swapping technology .
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