The Pilgreens' Electric Tuk Tuk Journey Reaches Europe

Nov. 19, 2015 - PRLog -- Despite the inhospitable terrain the electric Tuk Tuk encountered, no significant technical problems occurred. Karen Koulakian from the Pilgreens says "We are really happy to see the quality and fun-aspect of the eTuk proven by this fantastic undertaking! We are on schedule, but most importantly we get incredibly positive feedback. We are confident we will reach Paris in time for the Climate Change summit”

It all started after the Pilgreens got acquainted with the noisy and polluting Tuk Tuk in Bangkok. They got to thinking about what would possibly ease our burden on the environment. Then they bumped into the team from Tuk Tuk Factory, a Dutch manufacturer of electric Tuks. A crazy idea was born. The green students decided to take the challenge of driving almost 20.000 kilometers from Bangkok to Toulouse, their home city. They want to show the world that electric power is the way to go.

"We are happy to support the Pilgreens in this great initiative, and honestly we are very happy our eTuk is holding up so well in these extremely harsh conditions. We actually don't make our vehicles for rally purposes!” says Roland Vos, Director of Tuk Tuk Factory.  Apart from a bigger lithium battery pack and a solar panel, the eTuk Limo is a standard production vehicle. Where normal gasoline powered Tuk Tuks stay within the city perimeters, this electric eTuk Limo has a staggering range of 350 kilometers.