car's name is prodigy... un-tiring efforts of my seniors in mechanical department in college of EME NUST made it possible. It was one of the cars representing Pakistan in Shell Eco Marathon, but the only one winning any award.
@malik 593.. BMW Pakistan sponsored our team.
@123pk... the technology is simple.. its a hybrid car. Instead of running on an internal combustion engine only, it uses electric power as well as an engine to drive itself. Let me explain, the car starts on a small engine (i dont recall its technical specifications), charges the batteries as well as drives the car. After fully charging the batteries, the engine switches off itself and the car runs on electric motors, (zero emissions and zero fuel consumption). After being fully charged, the batteries provide around 45 minutes of drive-time. After the batteries are completely drained, the engine switches itself on again, and charges the batteries as well as drives the car. This cycle then repeats itself agian and again.
Let me inform you guys, this is only a small step that our team took in representing Pakistan in any international engineering competition. The record of highest mileage in Shell Eco Marathon is well above 1500 kmpl, so we still have a long way to go.
And those who are asking about its cruising speed and performance... this is not a performance oriented car.. its built for mileage, not thrills.
I will share some pics of the car and the team real soon.