
Cuba assembles electric tricycles from China to use for cargo passenger transportation or to take patients to healthcare centers as a vital alternative for public transportation amid the US energy blockade.
In Cuba, imagination and creativity have made solar-powered electric tricycles a vital public transportation option amid the severe energy crisis which has led to fuel shortages and widespread blackouts. CGTN’s Luis Chirino takes a look at this local solution for alternative transportation.
Video Source: (2min38s) CGTN America, May 14, 2026