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  1. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #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."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-c

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/arhCA

    #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

    #cuba #solarpowered #tricycles #cubans #fuelshortages #solarpanels
  2. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #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."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-c

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/arhCA

    #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

    #cuba #solarpowered #tricycles #cubans #fuelshortages #solarpanels
  3. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #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."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-c

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/arhCA

    #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

    #cuba #solarpowered #tricycles #cubans #fuelshortages #solarpanels
  4. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #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."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-c

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/arhCA

    #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

    #usblockade #worldpol #uspol #biketooter #solartrikes #solarbikes
  5. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #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."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-c

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/arhCA

    #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

    #cuba #solarpowered #tricycles #cubans #fuelshortages #solarpanels