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The Green Solution to the Urban Transport System  

Salient Features:
Removal of Drudgery & hardship of rickshaw pullers
Low Noise
Dual Drive: Manual & Solar Power Assisted
Speed matching any vehicle in downtown 
Batteries charged from solar charging station by battery swapping mechanism. 
Aesthetic look
Lower foot board
Ease of mounting of driver
Suspension system for comfort of passenger

An Overview:
SOLECKSHAW is an eco friendly tricycle. It is driven partly by pedal and partly by electric power supplied by a battery that is charged from solar energy. SOLECKSHAW has been developed by a team of scientists at CSIR national laboratory, CMERI under the design leadership of Mr. Palash Maji and manufacturing efforts spearheaded by Mr. A.J. Banerjee and Mr. P.S. Banerjee. Former Director of CMERI, Dr. G.P. Sinha extended his unstinted support and effort for creation of this vehicle. CMERI has transferred the technology to the following companies:

M/s Modular Machines
16/2, Karkhana Bagh,
Mathura Road,
Faridabad (Haryana) 121 002
Fax No: 0129-2227079
Mobile No: 09810829404
E.mail: modularmachines@gmail.com / avbhatnagar@yahoo.com

M/s HBL Power Systems Limited
8-2-601, Road No 10,
Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad-500 034
Mobile No: 09958798546
E.mail: anilsahoo@hbl.in

M/s DEAN Systems
New Green Park, Narendrapur,
Kolkata 700103
Telephone: 033-24773375
Fax No: 033-24770627
Mobile No: 09331841091/ 9432745125
E.mail: dean01@vsnl.net / deansystems01@gmail.com  

One has to contact the licensees directly if someone is willing to deploy SOLECKSHAW. CMERI being a research and development organization, its mandate is to develop and transfer the technology. The business development is not within the purview of CMERI. CMERI will be able to put the interested persons in touch with its licensees. However, a serious thought has to go for developing the solar charging stations. The cost of a SOLECKSHAW is quite moderate whereas setting up a solar charging station is quite involved. CEL (Central Electronics Limited), India is authorized to set up such stations in India. INSILICA, Calcutta is also ready for setting up Solar Charging Stations. Otherwise one may like to inquire with the licensees whether they are in a position to add a solar panel with the SOLECKSHAW itself. Usually a (1m X 1.5 m) panel is capable of producing 300 W. A SOLECKSHAW needs about 240 W of electric power.

Current Status:
The drive of SOLECKSHAW is based on BLDC motor. Recently CMERI and Dean Systems have developed a drive based on PMDC motor. Research is going on in CMERI in order to develop a best possible drive for SOLECKSHAW. Dr. Pradip Kumar Sarmah [pradipsarmah@hotmail.com] of Centre for Rural Development (CRD) is helping CSIR for deployment of SOLECKSHAW in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi.

Interested licensees may contact : -

Dr. B.N. Mondal
Scientist F and Head, Research Planning & Business Development Group
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)
M.G. Avenue, Durgapur - 713 209
Dist - Burdwan; West Bengal, INDIA 
Ph : +91-343–6510218 (Off), +91-943433-3054 (Mobile)
Fax:+91-343-2546745 / 2548204
E-mail id: pme@cmeri.res.in or bnmondal@cmeri.res.in