Kerala's engineering students make electric car out of recycled waste
‘Vandy’, the electric car is designed by Pravega, a team of 19 students from the mechanical stream of Government Engineering College Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala's engineering students from Government Engineering College Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram with the mentorship of Acsia Technologies have reached the final stage of the International Energy Efficiency Competition, Shell Eco Marathon (SEM) 2022. Pravega, a team of 19 students from the mechanical stream of the college designed ‘Vandy’, the electric car. The team is among the five teams that qualified for the national level of the event to be held at the Pertamina Mandalika circuit in Indonesia from October 11 to 16, 2022, as reported by India Today.
“This season, we rebuilt our car entirely from scratch refining our design strategy. What makes us unique is the use of unlikely materials derived from nature and recycled waste,” said Kalyani S Kumar, Team Leader, Pravega.
“‘Vandy’ is designed with the objective of making less carbon footprint with optimum aerodynamics and minimum weight. Acsia being a technology leader in the e-mobility space, has helped us define our electronic and software design and strategy better,” the student innovator added.
About Shell Eco Marathon (SEM) 2022
Shell Eco-marathon is a global academic programme focused on energy optimisation and one of the world’s leading student engineering competitions. Over the past 35 years, the programme has consistently brought to life Shell’s mission of powering progress by providing more cleaner energy solutions.
It brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) students from across the globe to design, build and operate some of the world’s most energy-efficient vehicles. All in the name of collaboration and innovation, as students’ bright ideas, help to shape a lower carbon future for all.
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