Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates is on his India trip and is enjoying many new experiences. Recently, a video of a businessman cooking food with Union Minister Smriti Irani was shared on the internet. After this, the billionaire was in news for meeting his college friend and businessman Anand Mahindra. Now adding to the list of these things, Gates was spotted driving a Mahindra Treo electric rickshaw. The video of him driving the electric three-wheeler was shared from his Instagram handle.
The video shared on Bill Gates’ Instagram handle begins with text saying “Gates Notes” and goes on to show the billionaire turning on the e-rickshaw for his unique driving experience. In the video, he also shared some special things about the electric three-wheeler. Talking about the Mahindra Treo, he says, “We need to change the way we do everything from agriculture to transportation to get on the road to a zero-carbon emission world.”
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Sharing the video, Bill Gates talked about how he is amazed by the innovations in India. During this, he also expressed his views on Mahindra Treo electric rickshaw. “India’s passion for innovation never ceases to amaze. I piloted an electric rickshaw capable of traveling up to 131 km (about 81 miles) and carrying 4 people. Companies like Mahindra are contributing to the decarbonization of the transportation industry It’s inspiring to see it done.” They said.
The Mahindra Treo electric three-wheeler passenger vehicle that was driven by Bill Gates is sold in India for between Rs 2.92 to Rs 3.02 lakh (ex-showroom) in India. A lithium-ion battery gives the EV 8 kW of power and 42 Nm of torque. The company claims that the running cost of this vehicle is only up to 50 paise per km. Also, the vehicle’s battery can be charged in 3 hours and 50 minutes.