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If you've never experience the thrill that is fearing for your life
while some crazy rickshaw jockey takes you tearing through a busy
street, two-stroke engine screaming even louder than you, you haven't
really lived. Soon there'll be no 175cc engine to drown out your
lamentations, with the Meguru offering all that thrill and style with
an EV powertrain. It has a traditional Japanese design with motorcycle-
derived innards but a cushy (and tackily upholstered) back seat for
two -- or maybe three depending on how friendly everyone is. The side
curtains are made of bamboo and washi paper, giving it a look that
says "I'm at least partially organic." It's available now for a mere
¥100,000; about $1,200.
Update: A little further Googling has found a number of prior
permutations for gas-free rickshaws, including a solar model, making
us think the "world's first" claim here is perhaps a little dubious --
as it often is. Still, we'll give it world's first mass produced EV
rickshaw.
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