Netherlands – Rickshaw Challenge https://www.rickshawchallenge.com Pure Adventure! Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:38:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://rickshawchallenge.gamblingzion.com/uploads/2019/08/cropped-RC-FB-no-background-32x32.png Netherlands – Rickshaw Challenge https://www.rickshawchallenge.com 32 32 The Cleanest Auto Rickshaw https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/08/03/the-cleanest-auto-rickshaw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cleanest-auto-rickshaw https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/08/03/the-cleanest-auto-rickshaw/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:38:52 +0000 https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/rkch/blog/?p=1035 Last year, Enviu, the innovators in sustainability based in Rotterdam (NL), launched the Hybrid Tuktuk Battle. The challenge was to design a system to make one million auto-rickshaws in India and other developing countries hybrid, in order to improve the living conditions of millions of drivers and their families, and drastically reduce the CO2 emissions. This month the grand prize went to the HAN’ds On Eco Tuk, a Tuktuk with LPG direct injection designed by the students of Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen (HAN).

The past twelve months 7 battle teams from the Netherlands and India have made a huge effort in developing their prototypes and business plans for making polluting auto-rickshaws, or Tuktuks, cleaner and more efficient. Last weekend the final competition took place in Chennai, India. The winner was chosen based on emission testing, fuel consumption races and a business plan for implementation of the system in India. The winning system saves up to 26% of energy and 53% on fuel costs compared to a regular petrol Tuktuk, and only costs around $200. 
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]]> https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/08/03/the-cleanest-auto-rickshaw/feed/ 0 Hybrid Tuk-Tuk Race https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/06/03/hybrid-tuk-tuk-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hybrid-tuk-tuk-race https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/06/03/hybrid-tuk-tuk-race/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:19:08 +0000 https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/rkch/blog/?p=801 A 10 laps race in Rotterdam, Netherlands between four Dutch Hybrid tuk-tuk teams. Part of the Hybrid Tuk Tuk Battle

]]> https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/06/03/hybrid-tuk-tuk-race/feed/ 0 Tuk Tuk Company https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/02/25/tuk-tuk-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuk-tuk-company https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/2009/02/25/tuk-tuk-company/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:38:40 +0000 https://www.rickshawchallenge.com/rkch/blog/?p=407 If you are in or from the Netherlands and in the mood for a unique way to travel, than you should check out our friends: The Tuk Tuk Company. With 40 colorful Tuk Tuk’s these guys offer an array of services, from taxi to special/unique events:

The Night Life tuk tuk tour in Amsterdam for example, which will pick you up and take you on a tour through the Red Light district and drop you off at the Ice Bar.

And if you fall in love with the tuk tuk ride, which you probably will – you can buy this mean slick machine from them.

Check them out here

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