Telangana: Man retrofits bicycle with battery-powered motor to save on fuel cost

To tackle rising fuel prices, a local innovator in Telangana’s Warangal has come up with an indigenous solution by retrofitting his bicycle with a battery-powered motor and thereby claims to have reduced the use of petrol by up to 90 per cent in the last 10 months. For the record, petrol costs Rs 106.51 in Hyderabad and Rs 105.99 in Warangal now.

Raju Mupparapu, a 31-year-old BSc graduate, is no stranger to innovations and has in the past collaborated with different district administrations and local bodies.

Raju told indianexpress.com that earlier he used to spend close to Rs 90 daily for his commute to and from his workshop, 10 km away from his home.