Different Strokes: New Lower-Pollution Auto Rickshaw Engines Could Save Lives, Curb Climate Change [Slide Show]

Friday, April 6, 2012 - 13:30 in Earth & Climate

Banned in Delhi for a decade, smog-spewing combustion engine–powered rickshaws are fading away in India and in many other countries, thanks not only to inroads by minivans, but also to  improved rickshaw motor designs coupled with laws to mothball dirtier models. In January, for example, Jakarta officials seized 30 unlicensed rickshaws. [More]

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