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Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2014, 01:50 AM Jul 2014

Brave duo attempts to schlep across Eurasia in solar-powered tuk-tuk

If you were going on a 6,200-mile road trip with a friend, you probably wouldn’t select a vehicle with a top speed of 25 mph. And you’d probably search for something with a lot of elbow and leg room. But Naveen Rabelli isn’t your average road tripper.

He’s devoted to sustainable living and wants to raise awareness for the potential of solar-powered vehicles. Rabelli plans to drive his tuk-tuk, a motorized rickshaw, to London. For an estimated 100 days, Rabelli and a companion will be locked in a very cozy passenger cabin.

“It will be quite challenging for both of us to fit in this tuk-tuk and to travel 10,000 kilometers, but I think that’s a whole part of the journey to understand the problems and make flexible solutions,” Rabelli explained in a video promoting his trip.

Raoul Kopacka was selected as his partner in part because his short stature makes it possible to sleep in the rear of the tuk-tuk.

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/07/15/brave-duo-attempts-to-schlep-across-eurasia-in-solar-powered-tuk-tuk/


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Brave duo attempts to schlep across Eurasia in solar-powered tuk-tuk (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 OP
Tuk tuk Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2014 #1
Are you saying 'Tut Tut' to his Put-Putting in a Tuk Tuk? nt appal_jack Jul 2014 #2
No, more specifially I am saying num num. Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2014 #5
vroom vroom! :-) nt appal_jack Jul 2014 #8
He built it, he can name it... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #3
Piaggio APE in Italia!!!!! MADem Jul 2014 #4
Totally feasible! NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #6
Sounds a whole lot more comfortable than a recumbent bicycle! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #7
Yes! DeSwiss Jul 2014 #9
I know where you can find a used one in, well, several months... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #10
PM me. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #11
Sure, though you may have to be willing to travel... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #12
{Snap!} DeSwiss Jul 2014 #13

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
5. No, more specifially I am saying num num.
Wed Jul 16, 2014, 02:12 AM
Jul 2014

Birdie num num.

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(Not that I have anything against 3-wheeled Morgans.)

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
13. {Snap!}
Wed Jul 16, 2014, 05:13 AM
Jul 2014
- I don't travel well these days, which is why I think it'd be great to get to my back garden!

<--- greenhouse my son built last year.
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