The volume of automobiles being dumped on our streets is growing by leaps and bounds. Gujarat is among those states of India that have highest automobile density, with Ahmedabad accounting […]
Motorcycles are the primary means of personal transportation in Bangalore. Every intersection is clogged with dozens of bikes and scooters impatiently waiting to break away when the light turns green, […]
OPINION The grave security situation in Nigeria arising from increasing acts of lawlessness, banditry, tribal and religious as well as communal skirmishes has place the safety of persons and property […]
The French department of Mayenne, in north west France, was this week the test-bed in preparation for a unique and ambitious attempt by two brothers to travel 45000 kilometers circumnavigating […]
Along Delhi’s traffic-snarled streets, three-wheeled motorized rickshaws dodge and dart amid the swarms of diesel-belching cars and trucks. Years ago, India’s second-largest city hoped that by requiring auto rickshaws to […]
Banned in Delhi for a decade, smog-spewing combustion engine–powered rickshaws are fading away in India and in many other countries, thanks not only to inroads by minivans, but also to […]
The Bajaj RE60 has been a project which has given rise to many rumors in the past. During its unveiling before the Auto Expo, Rajiv Bajaj clearly demarcated that the RE60 is […]
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? If you’re anywhere near the Appelgryn residence in Durban’s Seaview, the answer is it’s a tuk-tuk. Despite getting strange looks from fellow […]
Bring on the tuk-tuks. World travelers will be very familiar with the form of the ubiquitous tuk-tuk, the three-wheeled people movers that fill the streets of many of the globe’s […]
Tuk-tuks, the ubiquitous three-wheeled people movers seen from Bangkok to the Bahamas, would be a great idea for zipping around Charleston, a local entrepreneur says. Trouble is, Charleston City Council […]
With rapid population growth in Indian cities and a rise in private car ownership, it is critical to reassessthe role of auto-rickshaws in the urban transportation landscape, not only from […]
Transporte urbano sustentável na Índia: o papel do tuk tuk Histórico Por toda a Índia tuk tuks fazem mais de 229 milhões de viagens com passageiros por dia. É previsto […]
Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-Rickshaw Sector Background Across India, auto-rickshaws make more than 229 million passenger trips per day. That number is expected to more than […]
Nigeria, where the company’s first project, the three-wheeler, received high patronage, is one of the big markets being targetted with the new intra-city four-wheeler, the RE60. This is coming after […]
Transportation is without gainsaying, very paramount in the life of the people. In fact, it could be asserted that without transportation, there would be no or stunted development in the […]
The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) has opened the road for the three-wheel autorickshaw, popular means of transportation to villages and small cities in India and Pakistan, to debut in Dubai, […]
Conventional, Traditional, and Conditional Taxis. There are different kinds of taxis in Indonesia, those taxis operate in all areas of the country, ranging from big cities up to villages. In […]
Autorickshaw drivers and cabbies in Mumbai have rejected the new Bajaj RE60 auto-rickcar that was launched on Tuesday with taximen saying it’s “too small’’ and automen calling it“a ploy to […]
The thought of taking the auto to work today may faze you, but you […]
Parisians have a new, very affordable way of getting around the French capital as of this week – free “tuk-tuk” taxis. Entrepreneur Kheir Mazri has launched a new service using […]
In a red-brick shed at the foot of England’s Malvern Hills, Morgan Motor Co. is preparing an unusual assault on the growing Chinese auto market. Managing Director Charles Morgan said […]
Damaturu — The Yobe State government has spent N130 million to procure 200 tricycles, popularly called keke napep, for some women in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Youth and […]
SerTãoBras presents an informative Peruvian travelogue on “Tuk Tuks as a means of transport in Peru”. Taking us through coast, mountains and forests, the short film offers glimpses of the […]
ABOUT 10 years back, nobody ever thought that tricycle which is popularly known as ‘Keke Marwa’ or ‘Keke NAPEP’ could ever be a money spinner or a commercial success as a form […]
Imagine this. You call an autorickshaw and the driver arrives at the appointed time. After dropping you off at your destination, he points to the display meter, picks up the […]
1. They are just adorable! Looking a bit like toys cars, they charge around town and can turn on a dime. They don’t take any nonsense from big trucks, honking […]
Known as the rickshaw in the Indian Subcontinent or the tuk-tuk in Southeast Asia, the three-wheeler has been growing in popularity in Egypt since the 2011 revolution. Ghabbour Auto (GB), […]
Tuk-tuk‘ at the University of Moratuwa burns a fuel that provides completely negligible emissions. By taking the use of gas is cleaner, and a transition from diesel and gasoline to […]
Cambodian telecoms provider qb is taking wifi to the streets with a fleet of 15 tuk-tuks to demonstrate its 3.5G service. The tuk-tuks also function as mobile showrooms for qb […]
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 […]
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 […]
Watch an animated short film about an auto rickshaw taxi driver whose livelihood goes downhill. Source: http://rickshawchallenge.com/blog/2011/04/tuk-tuk-short-film/
This painting by Henry Alken in the mid 1800’s clearly shows many steam powered 3-wheelers and a bleak vision of a new transport era. Source: http://www.3wheelers.com/history.html
We recently reported on the unfortunate demise of the Bajaj 3-wheeler from the American market due to slow sales. Happily, a new brand of funky 3-wheelers is set to make […]
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) A prominent Autorickshaw union today threatened to go on strike if the city government does not withdraw its decision of making it mandatory to install […]
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