State minister defends 4 million 'Bangla Teslas' on roads
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- 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 want them to shift from lead batteries to lithium batteries," he said. "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. "Batteries are being installed on rickshaws too. These are very dangerou...
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