From August 2021 to January 2022, myself and Luis Fourzan completed a 7000+ mile journey on electric bicycles (one of them partially solar powered). The journey is documented here. A big thank you to all the supporting organisations and people without whom this journey would not have been possible!
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The SunPedal Ride India 2019 on a solar electric tuk-tuk
6000+ kilometres in 60 days on a solar electric retrofitted tuktuk The Golden Quadrilateral route in India comprises of four metro cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. The thought behind doing a journey of 6000+ kilometres along this route on a partially solar powered retrofitted electric tuk-tuk was primarily to bust the myths andContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride India 2019 on a solar electric tuk-tuk”
The SunPedal Ride Bengaluru 2018
With the support of The smarter E India in 2018, myself and Rajendra Kumar did a 15-day journey in the city of Bengaluru in India on a solar powered electric bicycle to spread the message of clean energy and sustainable mobility in the city. Here is the detailed account of this journey. IIM Bangalore hostedContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride Bengaluru 2018”
The SunPedal Ride Iceland 2018
The capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, hosts the CHARGE Energy Branding Conference annually. Thanks to Dr. Fridrik Larsen, who is the founder of this conference, I got an opportunity to ride a solar powered electric bicycle along the circumference of the country in September 2018 and share my journey experiences at the conference. The solar poweredContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride Iceland 2018”
The SunPedal Ride 2016 – The World Record Journey
North-west India edition on a solar powered electric bicycle In the summer of 2016, Rajendra Kumar, Krunal Tailor, Himanshu Singh and myself embarked on a one-of-a-kind 7000+ kilometre journey in India using a custom-built solar powered electric bicycle with a safety vehicle to raise awareness about solar energy and sustainable mobility via public interactions. WeContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride 2016 – The World Record Journey”
The SunPedal Ride France 2017
Special thanks to Florian Bailly, the organiser of The Sun Trip for the invitation “Tour-de-France on a solar powered electric bike” After my solar powered electric bike in India in the summer of 2016, Rajendra and myself embarked on a self supported journey in France. I was invited to be a part of the SunContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride France 2017”
The SunPedal Ride California 2017
In August 2017, Rinal Chheda, Anuj Karkare and myself embarked on a journey from San Francisco to San Diego on electric bicycles. One of these electric bicycles had a solar panel attached to a trailer, to charge an extra swappable battery on-the-go. The California 101 coastal route is very bike-friendly and has incredible views ofContinue reading “The SunPedal Ride California 2017”