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A private company in Islamabad, Pakistan has come up with a solution to reduce the country’s import bill by not only building solar car, running it at Taxi but also offered to build Taxi Stands near the various sectors of the city.
Company owner Mr Aslam Azad theorized that the major cost of running a Taxi is the cost of petrol required. If you consider that a Taxi runs about 300 kms per day it would require about 30 Ltrs of petrol and pegging the price of Petrol at Rs 107 per liter the cost of fuel alone would be a Rs 3,210. This is for a 5 hour distance. Then on that add around Rs 300 for maintenance of the car and after that add 10% of the cost as profit of Rs360 earned in 5 hours. But for running 300kms the public will have to shell out Rs 3,210 + Rs 300 + Rs 360 = Rs 3870 at the rate of Rs 12 per km.
But if the cost of petrol was taken away completely and the profit is kept the same then the cost would be way cheaper: It would be Rs 300+Rs360 = Rs 660 for 300 kms and the rate will fall to just Rs 2 per km.
But if the cost of petrol was taken away completely and the profit is kept the same then the cost would be way cheaper: It would be Rs 300+Rs360 = Rs 660 for 300 kms and the rate will fall to just Rs 2 per km.
Pakistani businessman Aslam Azad spent $500,000 of his own money to develop a solar car. It can travel around 100 Kms on a single charge.
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This is just amazing! The cost of travelling and transportation will fall 10 times! Usually the world over.. the arrow on the annual inflation chart points upwards but this guy has made the arrow on the inflation chart point downwards. This will lower the cost of food and its transportation and also for many services.
For now Mr Aslam Azad’s company Economia has planned 30 taxi stands and waiting areas have been proposed including two stations each at secretariat Kulsoom Plaza, Shaheed Millat, NIC Building, Centaurus, PIMS, 9Th Avenue Junction, Karachi Company, Peshawar Mor, Industrial area, IJP Junction and Faizabad, while six stands are kept for future provisions.
They have proposed to volunteer to build taxi stands at every metro bus station. Solar cars waiting there would carry passengers from bus station to different sectors of the city.
For now Mr Aslam Azad’s company Economia has planned 30 taxi stands and waiting areas have been proposed including two stations each at secretariat Kulsoom Plaza, Shaheed Millat, NIC Building, Centaurus, PIMS, 9Th Avenue Junction, Karachi Company, Peshawar Mor, Industrial area, IJP Junction and Faizabad, while six stands are kept for future provisions.
They have proposed to volunteer to build taxi stands at every metro bus station. Solar cars waiting there would carry passengers from bus station to different sectors of the city.
The cost of travelling and transportation will fall 10 times!
Solar taxi stands are also proposed for each sector and Markaz. There would be 47 taxi stands and waiting areas at approachable places from where passenger could travel to their destination in the capital. In this proposal, the Capital Development Authority has been asked to provide electricity connections so that the solar taxis could charge their batteries.
Company owner, Aslam Azad said that this new taxi system will provide people with low cost transport and it will reduce import bill. “Government is providing low cost transport through Metro bus, but it does not fully cover Islamabad and people would have to use taxi to reach their destination”, he said.
Azad said after Islamabad, this solar car system can be introduced in other cities also. Despite his ambitious plan, he is aware that there are many challenges in making this car acceptable to Pakistani people, who are addicted to high-speed motor vehicles.
Company owner, Aslam Azad said that this new taxi system will provide people with low cost transport and it will reduce import bill. “Government is providing low cost transport through Metro bus, but it does not fully cover Islamabad and people would have to use taxi to reach their destination”, he said.
Azad said after Islamabad, this solar car system can be introduced in other cities also. Despite his ambitious plan, he is aware that there are many challenges in making this car acceptable to Pakistani people, who are addicted to high-speed motor vehicles.
But Azad is confident that his battery-operated car will not only grab big share in market but people would also be happy to travel in it. “It is no comparison to Nano as it is unique in the sense that it is using five alternate energy resources including solar panels and hydraulic system, and is very cheap,” he said. He said his company would produce cars with latest features including air-conditioning in next step.
Azad’s solar car prototype is in testing stage yet but he is hopeful that within few months he will start its production on commercial scale. “It is the world’s first solar car which will be produced on commercial scale; as we are testing it, we are making it better every day, but we would surely start commercial manufacturing way before inauguration of Metro, which is on August 14, 2014,” he said.
Azad’s solar car prototype is in testing stage yet but he is hopeful that within few months he will start its production on commercial scale. “It is the world’s first solar car which will be produced on commercial scale; as we are testing it, we are making it better every day, but we would surely start commercial manufacturing way before inauguration of Metro, which is on August 14, 2014,” he said.
Azad’s solar car prototype is in testing stage yet but he is hopeful that within few months he will start its production on commercial scale.
This proposal has been sent to Ministry of Planning and Development and CDA simultaneously. After the approval from ministry, CDA would allocate land for this project. Azad is ready to take the chance, the ball now lies in government’s court. “We don’t need anything from government but permission, as we will build all infrastructures ourselves and will earn from passengers,” Azad said.
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