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Considering the investor interest in the clean energy space, here is an interesting news item. Indus Elec-trans, a division of the Ahmedabad-based Electrotherm (India), the makers of the battery-powered “Yo Byks”, is entering the three-wheeler segment, reports The Economic Times. It plans to roll out a battery-run autorickshaw by June 2007. The company is also working on a hybrid electric bus. But a commercial launch of this may take two years. By the way, its no-petrol Yo Byks has crossed sales of 15,000 within a year of its launch. They are bought by working women and school students.

As for the three-wheeler, it will run about 100 km for a single battery charge. The maximum speed of the vehicle will 50 to 60 km per hour. That is not bad. Currently the three -wheelers are mostly run on petrol or CNG. More here.