Electric TukTuks coming soon as a safe transport medium

[webfact]

Electric TukTuks coming soon as a safe transport medium

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Electric Vehicle Association ( EVAT) has launched an "electric tricycle" as a new alternative to public transportation in the new normal era and supports the "TukTuk" to promote Thai tourism after the lockdown ends.

 

TVAT sees the electric tricycle as another important option to provide services at a time of social distancing, reducing the risk of infections.

 

The electric tricycle designed by the association uses a clear plastic sheet covering all sides. This plastic sheet helps to separate the passenger and the driver, helping to travel with an electric tuk tuk more safely with more confidence both for the passengers and drivers, EVAT said. In addition, this plastic sheet can be rolled up when not in use.

 

The association developed an electric tricycle from a motor tricycle which has been newly registered as a personal tricycle by the Department of Land Transport under the name "EVAT: Bangkok model". For the past five years, the association has set a target to promote the use of electric vehicles to help reduce pollution.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388988

 

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[CharlieH]

Its not the form of power unit that brings "safe transport medium" its who is behind the damn controls !

 

They need to address the operator ! of these services from the negative reputation they have.

 

A rogue doesnt change because he has different power train.

[colinneil]

Great idea, but as Charlie said, it is who is behind the controls that matters.

Get 1 of the usual suspects driving it, just as dangerous as any vehicle.

[Justgrazing]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

The association developed an electric tricycle from a motor tricycle which has been newly registered as a personal tricycle

No mention of range .. Looking at its size and depending on type of Batt' 60 miles at best .?

[Justgrazing]

4 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Great idea, but as Charlie said, it is who is behind the controls that matters.

Get 1 of the usual suspects driving it, just as dangerous as any vehicle.

What I used to love about the old ones was on the very rare occasion that the driver might use the brakes you'd get blinded by the brake lights in the back without realising death or mutilation must've been millimeters away .. phew another close shave .. 

 

[madmen]

12 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

No mention of range .. Looking at its size and depending on type of Batt' 60 miles at best .?

As long as they can still detour to mates gem store ,tailor, brothel and sopies it will be enough 

[Phuketshrew]

13 minutes ago, madmen said:

27 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

No mention of range .. Looking at its size and depending on type of Batt' 60 miles at best .?

As long as they can still detour to mates gem store ,tailor, brothel and sopies it will be enough 

Haha. We used to have one in Chiang Mai that was like a mobile disco. He would take us from the Spotlight to John's Bar just on the other side of the moat- about 100 metres max, but it was fun.

[yellowboat]

Saw lots of electric tuk tuks sometime ago in Chiang Mai.  Thought this was already common knowledge, or unless it happens in Bangkok, it is not news?  

 

I was in CiXi China in 2008, a small town not far from HangZhou.  It was all electric.  

I was out on the town one night and got offered a lift by two women in a motorized version of one of these:

Not comfortable, but was surprisingly fast and the company was utterly charming.  Think Bangkok is behind the times.  Not surprising as Thailand is run by dinosaurs.    

[Destiny1990]

Problem still the same No meter !

[Bender Rodriguez]

what excuse will be used now to rip you off .... high cost electricity ?

[473geo]

While a good step forward

 

Feel fortunate to have experienced many journeys roaring though the streets and traffic

 

Won't quite be the same, but times change, in this case for the slight betterment of the environment

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Great idea, but as Charlie said, it is who is behind the controls that matters.

Get 1 of the usual suspects driving it, just as dangerous as any vehicle.

much more dangerous since they run very quiet!

[BangkokBoyJohnny]

Excellent, I live on the 15th floor down a Soi off Sukuhmvit, the only noise I can hear at night, all night is loud raspy tuktuk exhausts, I reckon they should be phased out with the next few to 25 years or so ....

[khunjeff]

This announcement has been issued regularly for at least 25 years:

 

1995 - THAI TUK-TUKS GO HIGH-TECH WITH U.S. HELP

 

2013 - THAILAND’S ELECTRIC TUK-TUKS SET TO TAKE ON THE WORLD

 

2018 - Fully-electric tuk-tuks are changing the way people get around

[digger70]

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

No mention of range .. Looking at its size and depending on type of Batt' 60 miles at best .?

With a full battery charge, these vehicles can go as far as 70 kilometers before running out of energy. Of course, that also depends on how the driver drives. The maximum speed of these tuk-tuks is 50 kph. Once the vehicle is out of battery, it will take up to 12 hours to charge from a 220 voltage current. But since there are many types of chargers to choose from, the top-up time can be reduced to six to eight hours depending on how advanced the charger is.

[Patanawet]

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

No mention of range .. Looking at its size and depending on type of Batt' 60 miles at best .?

You would want to travel more than 60kM in a Tuktuk?

[natway09]

Look out pedestrians !!!!! Dangerous enough when you could hear them

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, natway09 said:

Look out pedestrians !!!!! Dangerous enough when you could hear them

Agreed. How can these possibly be safe:- no noise, no fumes, no smoke. It has to be compulsory to add 2kw sound system, to be used at full volume at all times in traffic, with a disco strobe on top.

Unless you want to be flattened by a cement truck.

[Guderian]

They manage to electrocute and kill dozens every year via power cables hanging in the air or dangling in puddles of water. I'm sure that, no matter what safeguards the manufacturers may install, they'll be circumvented and yet more people will die unnecessarily. 

[mr mr]

6 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

much more dangerous since they run very quiet!

nothing says safety more than a strung out tuk tuk driver silently ripping through the streets of bkk. at least they could be heard before with the loud mod exhausts. 

Edited June 3, 2020 by mr mr
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[473geo]

1 minute ago, mr mr said:

nothing says safety more than a strung out tuk tuk driver silently ripping through the streets of bkk. at least they could be heard before with the loud mod exhausts. 

You are a bit behind the times, half the population now wanders around hearing little above what comes through their headphones!!

[mr mr]

11 minutes ago, 473geo said:

You are a bit behind the times, half the population now wanders around hearing little above what comes through their headphones!!

i must be. i kinda meant other vehicles though.

[impulse]

5 hours ago, digger70 said:

With a full battery charge, these vehicles can go as far as 70 kilometers before running out of energy. Of course, that also depends on how the driver drives. The maximum speed of these tuk-tuks is 50 kph. Once the vehicle is out of battery, it will take up to 12 hours to charge from a 220 voltage current. But since there are many types of chargers to choose from, the top-up time can be reduced to six to eight hours depending on how advanced the charger is.

 

Looking at the battery box underneath the driver's seat, it would be fairly simple to design a removable battery pack.  That would extend the range to pretty much unlimited, allowing 2 or 3 shifts in a 24 hour day.  Just like a clapped out gas tuk-tuk.

 

Still no seatbelts (or any crash protection, really), and the inherently dangerous properties of a top heavy 3 wheeled vehicle that can easily tip on a sharp turn or in even a moderate crash.

 

They were great for bringing home packages too big for a normal taxi.  But any other time?  Give me an air conditioned taxi with seat belts.

 

 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai Electric Vehicle Association ( EVAT) has launched an "electric tricycle" as a new alternative to public transportation in the new normal era and supports the "TukTuk" to promote Thai tourism after the lockdown ends.

At least you could hear the old tuk-tuks coming.. these will be like silent Kamikazi pilots blind-siding you!

[Geoffggi]

As has been stated many time above the person operating the Tuk-Tuk, the other danger of course will be to pedestrians as you will not be able to hear them coming ....!!!

[Mak25]

Greenhouse with closed plastic sheets in midday.

[digger70]

12 hours ago, impulse said:

Looking at the battery box underneath the driver's seat, it would be fairly simple to design a removable battery pack.  That would extend the range to pretty much unlimited, allowing 2 or 3 shifts in a 24 hour day.  Just like a clapped out gas tuk-tuk.

 

If they had a couple extra Battery packs Than the batteries would cost more the the Tuk tuk.