Electric rickshaw

Electric rickshaws (also known as electric tuk-tuks or e-rickshaws) have been becoming more popular in some cities since 2008 as an alternative to auto rickshaws and pulled rickshaws because of their low fuel cost, and less human effort compared to pulled rickshaws. They are being widely accepted as an alternative to petrol/diesel/CNG auto rickshaws. They are 3 wheels pulled by an electric motor ranging from 650-1400  Watts. They are mostly manufactured in China, only a few other countries manufacture these vehicles. Battery-run rickshaws could be a low-emitter complementary transport for the low-income people, who suffer most from a lack of transport facility, if introduced in a systematic manner according to experts.

Evolution of electric vehicles

The electric automobile did not easily develop into a viable means of transportation. Research waned from 1920-1960 until environmental issues of pollution and diminishing natural resources reawakened the need of a more environmentally friendly means of transportation. Technologies that support a reliable battery and the weight of the needed number of batteries elevated the price of making an electric vehicle. In 1837, Robert Davidson of Scotland appears to have been the builder of the first electric car, but it wasn't until the 1890s that electric cars were manufactured and sold in Europe and America. During the late 1890s, United States roads were populated by more electric automobiles than those with internal combustion engines.

Electricity

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charge. Electricity gives a wide variety of well-known effects, such as lightning, static electricity, electromagnetic induction and electric current. In addition, electricity permits the creation and reception of electromagnetic radiation such as radio waves.

In electricity, charges produce electromagnetic fields which act on other charges. Electricity occurs due to several types of physics:

  • electric charge: a property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interactions. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields.
  • electric field (see electrostatics): an especially simple type of electromagnetic field produced by an electric charge even when it is not moving (i.e., there is no electric current). The electric field produces a force on other charges in its vicinity.
  • electric potential: the capacity of an electric field to do work on an electric charge, typically measured in volts.
  • Electric (Melody Club song)

    "Electric" is an English language single by Swedish pop/synth rock band Melody Club, taken from their 2002 debut album Music Machine. "Electric" was a follow-up single to their debut single "Palace Station" from the same album.

    "Electric" was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and is produced by Dan Sundquist.

    Tracklist

  • "Electric" (Producer: Dan Sundquist) (4:00)
  • "In Motion" (2:39)
  • Charts performance

    It reached #18 on its first week of release, its highest position, staying for 20 weeks in the Swedish Singles Chart from 21 November 2002 until 3 April 2003.

    Remixes

    In 2003, following the success of the song, Håkan Lidbo released a remix of the song again on Virgin Records Sweden

    Tracklist

  • Electric (Radiowave Remix) (5:25)
  • Electric (Electrowave Remix) (4:46)
  • Slava version

    Slava (in Russian: Сла́ва), a Russian dance act, made a cover of the song in 2010. Released in Russia, it was also made available in Sweden as it is a cover of a popular Swedish band, and it features in the Slava version a Swedish singer Velvet. The Swedish release was on Warner Sweden and Extensive Music Sweden.

    Electric (Paul Rodgers album)

    Electric (fully as Paul Rodgers Electric according to Paul Rodgers official site) is a studio album by Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company fame. It was recorded in 1999 at Lartington Hall Studios near Barnard Castle in the North East of England. Electric was released in 2000 (the Japanese version of 1999 has a bonus track).

    Track listing

    All songs written and produced by Paul Rodgers.

  • "Deep Blue" (2:33)
  • "Walking Tall" (3:34)
  • "Find a Way" (5:37)
  • "China Blue" (3:01)
  • "Love Rains" (3:18)
  • "Over You" (6:29)
  • "Drifters" (4:19)
  • "Freedom" (3:53)
  • "Jasmine Flower" (3:59)
  • "Conquistadora" (4:55)
  • Personnel

  • Paul Rodgers - guitar, piano, lead vocals, producer, mixing
  • Geoff Whitehorn - guitar
  • Jim Copley - drums
  • Jaz Lochrie - bass guitar
  • Tom Keenlyside - flute
  • Saffron Henderson - backing vocals
  • Tania Hancheroff - backing vocals
  • Catherine St.Germain - backing vocals
  • Cynthia Kereluk - backing vocals
  • Zach Blackstone - assistant engineer
  • Dean Maher - assistant engineer
  • Stephen Croxford - coordination
  • Charts

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