[sustran] Re: Envirofit

[Todd Edelman]

Hi,

More questions:

* Will behaviour of drivers change?
* Will the vehicles have speed limiters? (What is their top speed and
normal operating speed in traffic?)
* What is the terrain like there? (how much is a motor needed?)
* Fuel source is petrol? (Are there truly sustainable biofuels available?
What happens when prices for fuel go up?)
* Are there issues about which areas these vehicles can access?
* What do the local population think are the problems with motorised
three-wheelers?
* Are the "Colorado Bikes" (yes, this is a reference to the ITDP-sponsored
programme "California Bike") going to be incorporated into a integrated
transport scheme with PT for longer distances?
* What is the situation with non-motorised three wheelers?

- T



> It sounds impressive I have been to their website. But I would like to
> see if there are any graphs that compare the conventional and the
> retrofitted engines. One more question would be how long will the
> retrofitted mechanism work without maintenance, I also doubt the noise
> reductions in the 2 stroke engine.
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> I have seen one photo on the Envirofit website of a Vietnamese (i
> presume) guy with lots of school children on the bike...is it safe???
>
> Sunny
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> gbathan at adb.org wrote:
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>> Envirofit, a non-stock non-profit organization, will be introducing
>> direct injection 2-stroke technology for tricycles in Vigan City,
>> Philippines. More information is available on the CAI-Asia website,
>> Philippines page ---
>> http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-70220.html
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>> *"Lee Schipper" <SCHIPPER at wri.org>*
>> Sent by: sustran-discuss-bounces+gbathan=adb.org at list.jca.apc.org
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>> 06/21/2006 09:17 PM
>> Please respond to
>> Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport
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>> transport" <sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org>
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>> 	[sustran] Re: Eric. why are you misusing Sustran to promote the useof
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