chennai haggling with autorickshaw drivers and worrying about the safety of share autos in the city could soon end in about eight months if all goes well a solarpowered threewheel eco cab designed by m sivaraj of tirupur could help you navigate through some of the most congested areas the concept cab which won a place in the indian book of records ibr on saturday will be the first of its kind in the india it is ecofriendly and travelling in it will be free said an ibr representative it will be powered by three sources apart from solar panels it can also be charged through a wall socket or be pedalled he said there is also the pedalassist option where a motor will make pedalling easier this glorified rickshaw could one day be the choice of commute in highly congested spots as of now we want it to run from madhya kailash to tidel park and anna nagar said sivaraj the cab will not be required to be registered at a regional transport office the cost will be lower than conventional autos and many auto drivers have shown interest in it he said though officially launched in 2010 it did not get popular people need more speed the solar powered cab can travel up to 55kmhour said sivaraj these cabs which are in operation in a few european countries are likely to be introduced in chennai next year there have been problems with rtos after the cab gets the clearance we will try to get advertisments and make it free for commuters said sivaraj