Student to spread fuel efficiency message by bike

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) student Joseph Koh, who is pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, took part in the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe in Lausitz, Poland in May. He said he would tour five European countries, including Italy, Austria, France, Switzerland and Germany, over two weeks by bicycle. The tour, he said, would be intended to spread the message on the importance of fuel efficiency. His bicycle is a solar-powered three-wheeler. He is negotiating with a Chinese company specializing in producing fuel cells in the form of toys for educational and scientific purposes in schools and universities for a supply of power cells for his bicycle. (May 11, 2009)