HBL Power Systems, a Rs 1,000-crore company, has build up a solar power assisted, motor-based rickshaw to move goods in small cities aiming corporates eager to earn green mileage. The company has designed the rickshaw to carry a freight of 250 kg, at a speed of up to 24 km per hour.
The rickshaw is priced at about Rs 90,000, and gives a mileage of 40 km on a single battery charge. The product is intended at replacing non-motorized cycle rickshaws that have much slower speed. HBL has based its product on Soleckshaw, a solar power battery assisted, pedalled rickshaw developed by CSIR and CMERI, Durgapur.
In January the company will start the pilot trials of rickshaw. HBL Power Systems has approached various retailers with this model, and claims that it has received good response from customers. Further, the company has fitted devices to prevent over-loading and over-speeding to improve longevity of the product.
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HBL Engineering | 532.20 |
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