'BAT-RICKS'
Reference my previous letter on the new Battery Operated Rickshaws, I have the following further observations: 1. Moves are afoot to ban 'Bat-Ricks'. That would be a crime of the first order. 2. If the main reason given is that charging them consumes precious electricity, then by the same logic, 75 million Cell phones and lacs of A/Cs should also be banned, 3. Bat-Ricks are non-polluting and noiseless. Where and what are the alternatives? A diseased mind would say Progoti SUVs! 4. Future Solar powered re-designed Bat-Ricks will be the ideal alternative to phase out both pedal-rickshaws and CNGs for urban transport of the masses. 5. Will this not spawn new SMEs? 6. Will not the sane car owners use them for short/medium trips, thereby reducing traffic jams, fossil fuel imports and pollution?
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