Posts Tagged ‘bamboo’
Bamboo Taxis in the Phillipines

The mayor of a Philippine city called Tabontabon was tired of seeing so many 3-wheeled motorcycles acting as taxis in his city (and causing accidents). He wanted to make the streets safer, the passengers (mainly tourists) safer, and do it without having to put a lot of money into it or use up a lot of precious resources.
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Bamgoo: The Bamboo Electric Car

Researchers at the Kyoto University in Japan have built a car whose body is made entirely of bamboo. The car, which is a 1-seater electric, is called the BamGoo. It weighs in at only 60kg (about 133 pounds) and will run for 30 miles on a single charge.
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