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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-25 · 18:58 UTC

#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."

Archived version:
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#cuba #solarpowered #tricycles #cubans #fuelshortages #solarpanels

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2025-12-21 · 22:45 UTC

Well rats! I don't have access to this article (even through my uni). And no, I'm not going to pay for it. But, it is good to read about #SolarPunk being covered in #Academia!

The Solarpunk #Resiliency: An Alternative Approach to Transitioning Toward the #PostOil #Urbanscapes

Irem Sezer, 24 July 2025

Abstract:

"This speculative paper explores the interplay between the Solarpunk movement, resilience design, #EnvironmentalJustice, and #sustainable #urban development within the context of the transition to the post-oil era. With a concentrated focus on the new and potential forms of post-oil urbanscapes, the study aims to explore how Solarpunk-inspired resilience design could address transitioning challenges and opportunities while creating a capacity for #SocialEquity and resilience in urban environments. Through an analysis of theoretical frameworks and speculative resiliency strategies, the study seeks to represent the potential of Solarpunk-inspired approaches to foster more #inclusive, #equitable, and sustainable #communities. The research methodology focuses on a theoretical review to investigate the conceptual foundations and potential design outcomes of the Solarpunk movement and provides resilience design strategies. While drawing a future projection of the post-oil urbanscapes, the paper discusses the reimagined petroculture heritages. Key findings of the study underscore the transformative and speculative potential of Solarpunk resilience design in advancing environmental justice and sustainability goals. By prioritizing community engagement, participatory decision-making, and decentralized #renewable energy systems, the Solarpunk movement offers innovative solutions to address the alternative ways of change in urban spaces. In conclusion, this study adds to the conversation about Solarpunk resilience design by looking at possible solutions and discussing how #EnvironmentalJustice, sustainability, and Solarpunk’s theory are connected in the context of cities going through a post-oil transition. Through its interdisciplinary approach, the study offers speculative future projections and invites architects, designers, policymakers, planners, and practitioners to a creative thinking process to create more just, equitable, and sustainable cities in the era of energy transition."