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  • Naveen Rabelli's solar-powered tuk-tuk
    Video duration 2:00
    6,000 miles in a solar-powered tuk-tuk Jump to media player Engineer Naveen Rabelli has completed a 6,000 mile journey from India to the UK in a solar-powered tuk-tuk.
    • 16 Sep 16
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  • Tuk tuk Chester
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    Tuk-tuk tours given green light Jump to media player A tuk-tuk service has been granted a licence to operate as a private hire vehicle in Chester for special sight-seeing tours.
    • 21 Jan 16
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  • Tuk tuks
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    Tuk tuk kick-starts fundraising drive Jump to media player A group from around Asia has raised hundreds of thousands of US dollars to help pay for the basic needs of rural communities in India and Sri Lanka.
    • 20 Jan 16
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  • Uber versus rickshaw
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    Uber versus Indian rickshaw Jump to media player BBC Pop Up, our travelling bureau journeying across India this month, films stories suggested by its audience. Our first suggestion was whether an Uber could beat a tuktuk.
    • 07 Apr 16
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  • Jason Boswell at a solar farm in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
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    Visiting one of Africa's biggest solar farms Jump to media player How one of Africa's biggest solar farms could help South Africa solve its energy crisis.
    • 18 Mar 16
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  • Solar panels
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    Scotland's biggest solar farm opens Jump to media player The biggest solar farm in Scotland, capable of powering 3,500 homes, is officially opened in Perthshire.
    • 07 Jun 16
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  • Solar Impulse 2
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    Solar plane on its way to Europe Jump to media player The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has set off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy.
    • 20 Jun 16
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Solar-powered tuk-tuk completes India to UK trip

Engineer Naveen Rabelli has completed a 6,000 mile journey from India to the UK in a solar-powered tuk-tuk.

He has been sharing his adventures with the BBC Asian Network's Rahul Joglekar.

  • 16 Sep 2016
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