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10/24/2014

Topic Reading-Vol.926-10/24/2014

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Mellowcabs jolts rickshaws into the 21st Century
The last mile or the first mile? It is indeed the shortest but the most inefficient and costly distance for most of the travels. Everyone needs to use some form of vehicle to go to or from the public transportation hub such as bus stop, train station or airport, unless he, she or someone drives there or it’s so close that he or she can just walk there.
While there are many kinds of light transportation vehicles in major towns like Bangkok or Manila, they are noisy and smoggy and often dirty and unfriendly. Here is a smart solution. A motor assisted bike covered by recycled plastic that can carry two passengers. This smart vehicle is brought by a South African entrepreneur solves such problems. The bike is called Mellowcab. It can be called up by your smartphone with its app that finds the nearest cab available to you. The cab is equipped with GPS and is connected to the service center online, so that the payment, navigation and claims can be all taken care online, real time.
Would you be interested in riding one of these Mellowcabs? Why not?
Enjoy reading and learning about this smart and eco-friendly first/last mile transport.


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