Super ECO Led Light Torch

I read this article by Len Garae in the Vanuatu Daily Post Friday May 20th:

" Imagine a torch which does not need batteries or a light, which does not need kerosene to light up. This is what Len Leoni of Simtex International is marketing in Vanuatu through Evergreen Limited Offices at present."

It was quite a big article and Len Leoni is a mechanical engineer from Australia. The super torch is designed to help the rural people of Vanuatu and Evergreen will market the torch in Port Vila , Luganville and Tanna. You can attach the torch to a car engine to give it extra power and it is equipped with a loud siren to use if you need one to attract attention.

So why haven't we got them? They are ecologically sound and they provide a safety mechanism and a capacity to alter the light output. Why don't we have them? They cost 4500 VT (1AUD = 82 VT), which is quite a considerable some for someone in Vanuatu. It recharges itself, it doesn't need batteries, rain doesn't affect it...I WANT ONE!! I don't want to be battery dependant.