In July 1998, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Delhi government to implement CNG or LPG (Autogas) fuel for all autos and for the entire bus fleet in and around the city. Delhi's air quality has improved with the switch to CNG, important in a city where people commonly wear masks for protection against smog. Initially, auto rickshaw drivers in Delhi had to wait in long queues for CNG cylinders refilling, but the situation has improved with the rise of stations selling CNG. Certain other local governments are also pushing for four-stroke engines instead of the current two-stroke versions.
Auto rickshaws have a top-speed of around 50 km/h (about 31 mph) and a cruising speed of around 35 km/h (22 mph), much slower than the Automobiles they share the road with. Traffic authorities in big cities try to implement mechanisms to reduce the resulting traffic slowing; however, none of these have really proven effective.
Due to their relatively low top-speed, auto rickshaws have never lent themselves to conventional road or street racing. However, their modest speed, simple construction and impressive fuel economy has endeared them to the international amateur adventuring community, most notably with the Indian Autorickshaw Challenge and more recently the Rickshaw Run.
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