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Monday, May 26, 2008

[ALOCHONA] Fuel-less electric bike, rickshaw launched

Fuel-less electric bike, rickshaw launched

Lt Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury visiting the electric
bikes and electric rickshaw after inaugurating the fuel-less
vehicles at Diesel Plant Limited in Gazipur on Monday. Focus
Bangla



The first ever fuel-less and environment friendly electric bike and electric rickshaw was formally launched yesterday at Joydevpur in Gazipur District.

Bangladesh Diesel Plant Ltd (BDPL), an enterprise of Bangladesh Army, Sigs International and Lotus Bird of China manufactured the two types of electric transport at BDPL industry at Joydevpur.

Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam, Quarter Master General and Chairman of BDPL launched the programme while Geng Yong Ding, President of Lotus Bird, Mohammed Abdul Gani, Chairman of Sigs International and Alhaj Morshed Alam, Chairman of Bengal Group of Industries were present at the ceremony as special guests.

"The price of an electric rickshaw will range from Tk 40 thousand to Tk 50 thousands while the price of electric bike is between Tk 60 thousand and Tk 68 thousand depending on its capacity, said Enayet Ullah Siddique, Managing Partner of the Sigs International. The rechargeable battery of the bike and the rickshaw will last one year. The price of each battery is Tk 4,000.

Enayet informed that electric bike will hit the market within a week and electric rickshaw two months later.

Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam said that electric bike and electric rickshaw would save huge foreign currency by reducing diesel use and also reduce air pollution.

"It will reduce transport cost and people of middle and lower income bracket will be able use it for their affordable prices," Geng Yong Ding said.

Col Shahid Sarwar, Project Director of BDP, Col Mohammad Ali, Deputy Managing Director of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory of Bangladesh Army and other senior officials of Bangladesh Army were present at the ceremony.
 

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