The BUV Need

1. Why this design
2. Rural Applications
3. Target Regions
4. Micro-enterprise
5. Cultural Factors

The BUV Design

1. Specifications
2. Features
3. Safety
4. Performance
5. Service / Maintenance
6. Packaging & Shipping
7. Automotive Grade Component
8. Local Assembly Options
9. Component Suppliers

Why this design?

• Rugged

• Excellent brakes

• Availability of parts

• Heavy frame & axle from salvage

• Pick-up trucks already in country

Rural Applications

• Delivery service

• Bus for children & orphanages

• Ambulance

• Water distribution & purification

• Locust & mosquito fogger (malaria)

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Target Regions

• Rural areas

• Hot climates

• Flat or rolling topography

• Africa - Gabon, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Ghana, and soon Kenya, South Africa, D.R. Congo, Malawi, and Liberia

• Latin America - Honduras, Haiti, and Mexico

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Micro-factory

• One BUV per day is a big business for rural Africa

• Equipment needed is the same to that found in an auto repair shop

• Create jobs and needed products

• Utilize local resources (the front frame and wood cargo bed can be made locally)

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Cultural Factors

• Middle steering

• No Shifting or clutch

• Gender friendly

• “Car-like” operation

• Option for local production

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