Swarming Bangladeshi cities, 'Bangla Teslas' grab global attention

Locals call them “Bangla Teslas.” They’re not sleek sedans or luxury SUVs. They’re battery-powered rickshaws—three-wheeled, open-air, hand-built machines that now dominate the urban landscape of Bangladesh. And with an estimated 4 million on the roads, up from just 200,000 in 2016, they may just be the largest informal electric vehicle fleet in the world.