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by jacquesm 1770 days ago
On a technicality: this wasn't an invention, this was just poor execution.

Same with the electric Tuk Tuk earlier, the line between re-implementation and invention is apparently blurring, personally I feel that the term 'invention' should be saved for things that were not done before.
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system2 1770 days ago
These inventors are usually from very poor countries trying to replicate a known vehicle. I strongly believe most of them are doing it to get some sort of recognition or to get funded to achieve financial freedom (or to find a job?).

Tuk Tuk didn't show anything extra other than having solar panels on the sides. Simply, slapping several panels to a solar charger for lithium battery pack to operate an ebike-ish drive is not an invention in my opinion.

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jacquesm 1770 days ago
There are quite a few professionally manufactured solar TukTuks.
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