'BAMBOO BICYCLE' PHILIPPINES PRIROTY PROJECTS FOR 2011

MANILA, Philippine - A bicycle that comes from trees, fuel from green sludge and tricycles that run on lithium batteries are among the green transport initiatives line up by the Senate as priority projects for 2011.
With fossil fuel price increases already a permanent fixture in the horizon and the increasing cost of pollution weighing on the environment, the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) identified the development of electric vehicles and green transport as priority projects of the commission for 2011.

• Senator Edgardo Angara, chair of COMSTE said that innovative green transport systems such as electric tricycles, hybrid jeepneys, buses and electric bicycles emit less pollution compared to conventional transportation and are lessening the country's dependence on fossil fuels.
• With its frame made from bamboo a versatile grass that can be grown just about anywhere in the Philippines the electric bamboo bike combines the practicality and convenience of an electric bicycle with the environment-friendliness of a personal transport vehicle made from light materials.

The bamboo bike has a 30km range on five hours of charging and weighs only 18 kilograms. It is runs on an electric motor but can easily revert to pedal power.

Source: The Correspondent