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People gather on their electric scooters to spend the late afternoon showing off stunts and racing in Havana, Cuba, Friday, July 15, 2022.

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Video. Cubans turn to electric ‘motorinas’ to get around amid fuel shortages

Updated: 21/07/2022 - 18:32 GMT+2

Amid chronic fuel shortages, young Cubans are embracing electric motorbikes, but some are dangerously tampering with them to boost their speed.

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