Solar-powered tricycles are an effective solution for navigating fuel shortages and blackouts in Cuba.

#Solar -powered electric tricycles help #Cuba keep moving during US fuel blockade. https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-crisis-electric-tricycles-fa75dc2aca5b78dac90b1e86c7c762b1

Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-crisis-electric-tricycles-fa75dc2aca5b78dac90b1e86c7c762b1 #solarpunk #cuba #solar #climate

#Cuba - #Solarpowered #tricycles help #Cubans navigate #FuelShortages and blockades By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Updated 4:38 PM UTC, July 10, 2026 HAVANA (AP) — "Cuba’s iconic vintage cars have all but disappeared and in their place, small electric tricycles — most of them made in China — have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans grappling with a prolonged fuel crisis. These are no ordinary electric tricycles — many Cubans have outfitted them with #SolarPanels, allowing the vehicles to recharge without relying on the island nation’s strained power grid. "The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke. " 'This is how people get around now,' said 40-year-old Liecer de la Cruz, who owns one of these vehicles. "The tricycles, with a cost between $2,000 and $4,000, are used to transport goods and serve fixed routes once covered by buses. "While their price is out of reach for most Cubans, many have sold their older gasoline-powered cars to buy the tricycles. Others got them from relatives abroad, where they are generally cheaper, and some small-business owners even used their profits to invest in them, expecting to recoup the cost." Read more: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-crisis-electric-tricycles-fa75dc2aca5b78dac90b1e86c7c762b1 Archived version: https://archive.ph/arhCA #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade