two stroke engine – Rickshaw Challenge

Green autos launched

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25:54 +0000

The Karnataka on Tuesday said a subsidy of Rs. 10,000 will be offered to autorickshaw owners for replacement of their two-stroke autorickshaws with four-stroke engines. All new autorickshaws having four-stroke engines in the State will be registered from now onwards.
Green autos are fitted with four stroke engines and run on LPG.A total of 800 green autorickshaws have been registered in the city so far.
Full article here

Tuk Tuks

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:18:38 +0000

A nice piece on tuk tuks from a billion reasons to visit india blog:
Motoring through crowded streets in auto rickshaws (aka tuk tuks), is my favorite mode of transportation in India. They are loud. They are subject to the wind and rain. They miraculously come within millimeters of pedestrians, cows, scooters, bikes, and other auto rickshaws. And they are fun as hell.
The three-wheeled vehicles are covered but door-less. With a two-stroke engine and handlebar controls, it’s similar to a ride at Disneyland, albeit without the circular track to nowhere. Unlike a sanitized, elevated ride in an air-conditioned four-wheel drive tourist vehicle, tuk tuks are the best mode of transport for a close-up look at daily life. You’ll whiz past vegetable markets and get a whiff of ripe bananas, hear locals haggle over goods, and get a birds eye view of monkey shenanigans on the roadside.
More here

How Two-stroke Engines Work

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:40:26 +0000

The two stroke engine employs both the crankcase and the cylinder to achieve all the elements of the Otto cycle in only two strokes of the piston.
Watch:

More info here