Engineers are nothing short of marvels when it comes to designing things. Such marvel is this Indian-origin engineer, Naveen Rabelli, who drove 10,000km – a solar-powered auto-rickshaw from India to London. Naveen wanted to create awareness of alternative mobility solutions for passenger vehicles in Europe & Asia. Auto-rickshaw, also known as tuk-tuk in some countries had set off from Bengaluru in February 2016.
Naveen, an Australian citizen, bought the diesel-powered autorickshaw for $1,500, on which he spent an additional $11,500 to get it ready for the zero-emission adventure, entitled ‘Tejas’, which is equipped with a bed, food cupboard and solar-powered cooker, was shipped from India to Bandar Abbas in Iran from where he kickstarted the overland mission to drive through Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France before arriving in the UK, which was 5 days later than expected because he was robbed during a toilet break last week as he approached the ferry crossing from France.
By: Archa Dave
