Havana, Feb 18, 2026 (AFP) - In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king

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2026-02-18

A green revolution is taking place on the streets of Havana, but it's by necessity rather than design. Faced with a severe fuel crisis, which intensified after the United States placed the island under a de facto oil blockade last month, taxi drivers are ditching their cars and whisking passengers around on e-tricycles. "Because of the gasoline and oil situation, we've had to resort to this alternative," Eduardo Romano, a father of two, told AFP,......

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