COMMENT | With soaring oil prices, maybe it’s time for electric tuk-tuks. These three-wheeled motorbike taxis are a tourism icon in Thailand, but why aren’t they allowed in Malaysia? After all, they are just beca (trishaws) with motors.

While Thai tuk-tuks can be noisy and smoky, e-tuk-tuks consume no petrol and don’t emit polluting fumes. They are quiet and can bring people cheaply and quickly to our underused MRT, LRT or bus stations.

Many forget that electric vehicles are not just cars that cost over RM100,000 but include much more affordable three-wheelers or even two-wheelers.

Because they are cheap, they can provide more jobs, especially to Malays, and thus help Madani win more votes.

E-tuk-tuks can become our new...