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#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: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-crisis-electric-tricycles-fa75dc2aca5b78dac90b1e86c7c762b1 Archived version: https://archive.ph/arhCA #SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

RaiNews: L'Avana, i cubani in piazza contro l'incriminazione di Raúl Castro da parte degli Stati Uniti Migliaia di persone sfilano sul Malecon, il lungomare della capitale. Gli slogan: "Viva Raul" e "Patria o Muerte" Havana, Cubans in the square against the indictment of Raúl Castro by the United States. Thousands of people march along the Malecon, the capital’s waterfront. The slogans: “Long Live Raul” and “Patria o Muerte.” #Havana #Cubans #RaúlCastro #theUnitedStates #Malecon #LongLiveRaul #PatriaoMuerte https://www.rainews.it/video/2026/05/lavana-i-cubani-in-piazza-contro-lincriminazione-di-ral-castro-da-parte-degli-stati-uniti-a7b1b72d-085e-4b6a-852f-437b19e2c85e.html