Indian engineer prepares solar tuk-tuk for London odyssey

Since quitting his job with Reva, a unit of Indian car maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd that makes electric vehicles, Rabelli has spent two years tinkering with his second-hand tuk-tuk. The project has already cost Rabelli his life savings of about $6,000.

Equipped with a new motor, battery and gearbox, the bright red vehicle - named Tejas, a Sanskrit word meaning splendour or brilliance - now bears little resemblance to the sputtering, diesel-fuelled three-wheelers ubiquitous on India's roads.
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