Rwanda Targets Ubiquitous Gasoline Bikes in Green-Energy Push
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Rwanda seeks to replace gasoline-fueled bikes that are typically used as taxis in its capital with greener alternatives through a new policy that takes effect on Jan. 1.
Authorities in Kigali are set to stop registering internal combustion-engine bikes that account for 55% of the vehicles in the country, said Alfred Byiringiro, the chief technical adviser in charge of transport in the Ministry of Infrastructure. Bikes that are already plying the city’s roads won’t be affected by the policy, he said.