State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid says he wants to personally encourage the use of battery-run autorickshaws despite the many complaints against them. He described the three-wheel electric vehicles as ‘Bangla Teslas’ in parliament. “We are undertaking a pilot project to push for it.”The state minister highlighted the government initiatives on the vehicles in response to a question from ruling party MP Shamim Osman during a parliamentary session on Thursday. Osman asked for the battery-run autorickshaws to be banned. “Battery-run autorickshaws are operating,” he said.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2024 21:15 UTC