Hangzhou in East China recently rolled out
solar-powered bikes.
Compared with the ordinary bikes, the
red-colored bikes have battery slot on its front and electric motor on its
back. Currently, about 200 of these bikes, which could be charged with mobile
phones, are available at 16 public bike service centers across the city.
Along with bikes, lockers have been
provided for renting the solar power battery, which is free for use in the
first three months of the trial operation.