Solar Based Micro Hybridized Auto-Rickshaw and its Feasibility Analysis for Bangladesh

Automobile rickshaws are small, three-wheeled vehicles which are being used thoroughly in many Asian countries (i. e. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan etc.) for the sake of transportation of public and goods. The vehicles are small and narrow allowing for easy transportability in busy Asian metropolises. In Bangladesh, auto rickshaws/easy bikes commonly offer their taxi-services, as they are incredibly inexpensive to operate. Concurrently these three-wheelers running on fuel cause severe air-pollution and produce considerable amounts of greenhouse gasses (i.e. carbon dioxide). This paper presents a transportation system based upon auto rickshaws that operate in an eco-friendly way. Existing vehicles are to be substituted by a micro cross type system redesigned in a manner which boosts the efficiency of the vehicle. In addition, a recharging infrastructure is proposed that will allow for the power-packs to be charged using partially alternative energy such as solar power. Thus far, we have appeared at the existing vehicle and the environment, in which it operates, made a model of the vehicle in SolidWorks13 software and investigated re-charging infrastructure requirements and designs. The goal of the research presented in this paper is to develop a compact, robust and affordable hybrid system as a way to significantly reducing fuel consumption and exhausts of auto-rickshaws.