2 min readLudhianaNov 22, 2011 12:17 AM IST
First published on: Nov 22, 2011 at 12:17 AM IST
Plans to develop three-seater and solar-powered version.
Gurwant Singh,a city-based industrialist,has developed a battery operated vehicle which can cater to the disabled.
In the future he plans to convert the vehicle into a three-seater. The vehicle has the wheels of a scooter and while it is a mere frame structure at the moment,Gurwant plans to add the doors of a Maruti 800.
He said,“It is a prototype of a single seater. I have invested Rs 2.5 lakh on this project following the modalities of Indian Automobile Industry. It has a battery which can be charged in 5 hours and will be able to run for 50 km at a stretch. The cost after charging the battery comes out to be 15 paisa per km while it will be around 50 paisa per km for a three-seater car.
It has an automatic gear system and can reach a top speed of 40 km per hour.”
Singh said,“If production increases,it will cost around Rs 80,000 per vehicle. It is slower than a normal fuel car,but in traffic congested city like Ludhiana,one cannot drive faster than 40 km per hour most of the time.”
He added,“If someone assists,I can convert it into a solar power vehicle as well. So the battery will be charged without electricity. The cost will come to almost zero.”
Singh is going to show off his model to Automobile Institute Pune and will be working on a three-seater model. He started working on the vehicle keeping in mind the eve-escalating price of fuel.
He claims that for the price of one litre of petrol (about Rs 73) his battery operated vehicle can cover over 500 km.
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