Pakistans 1st Hybrid Car Travels 250km in One Litre

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ISLAMABAD: A group of 11 Pakistani engineering students have built a hybrid car that can travel up to 167 miles (250 km) in just one-quarter of a gallon (one litre) of fuel.
These Pakistani students calling themselves Pak Wheelers and belonging to EME College of NUST in Pakistans capital Islamabad has built the Prodigy, which is Pakistans first hybrid car. The car will be represented at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2010 to be held in Malaysia in July.

The single-seater Prodigy has a gasoline-run combustion engine that works in conjunction with electric motors that makes it run more efficiently. It harvests energy lost during breaking and reuses it for moving. Energy is stored in supercapacitor banks through a microcontroller based Energy Management Unit.
Prodigy has a fiber glass body and can go up to 250 km in just one liter of fuel.
Pak Wheelers began their senior year project with commitment to an environment friendly cause. Prodigy is the end-result financed by Telenor, and other industry sponsors.

http://despardes.com/?p=17055

 

[younus]

mashallah :D

 

[sarbakaf]

well done guyz....

and second part is hope any governmnet institution or investor supports them and manufacturing is done in pakistan.

i repeat manufactured in pakistan...we have already lost many brains.....and hands....

 

[taul]

Simply marvellous :biggthumpup: keep up the good work brothers (clap)(clap)(clap)

 

[GeoG]

Well Done Guys,

Zardari Sab, if you are listening
that $60 million you said it did not belong to you
Let them have it and you get all the profit
Apnay Haram Ka Paisa Kuch Halal Kar Lo
and they will make you billionaire, legally.

 

[sok]

Guys which world do you live in. There will be a case registered against these guys for running a unregistered vehicle. They will all be jailed by the authorities. When they come out they will all emigrate to other countries.

 

[babadeena]

Mashallah!!!
Chasmay bud dour. May Allah preserve you. You are passban of this country. Spainiards may be happy for soccer trophy, I am more than that with this. Thanks to Allah.

 

[Chaudhry_1960]

Come on guys, no one from Pak Govt or private sector will help you. You have to find an investor in Europe or North America or even India, Japan or China. Pakistani Govts have never ever supported their youth and their own talent BECAUSE there is no benefit for Pakistani politicians and beureaucracy, no foreign trips, no commision and eventually they will have to start using local made cars one day, NO MORE MERCEDES.

Forget it, dont expect any help from Pakistani influential class.

 

[usman6062]

MashAllah, There is no doubt k Pakistan got talent.

 

[Fahad khan Yousafzai]

thats really good but still a lot to do.
because the car which stood first in last Shell Eco Marathon was from my university department fellows and it traveled about 1100 km in one liter but i still consider this as best because here we have all the facilities in lab and a lot of sponsors so no problem with money and even with parts for the vehicle and these guys are just amazing because i m sure they did it by there own
hope we can do better than this but need some proper channels and yeah no current polition will provide it to us we have to do it by ourselves

 

[hawk eyed]

awesome work guys(clap)

 

[forzeb]

brilliant but believe me one day they will left Pakistan and foreign countries will offer them good money for their brain because their life will not be safe after doing this.

 

[Wadaich]

Well Done!

(clap)Well Done Guys(clap)

Does anyone has some more info like:

1. How many CC this vehicle is?
2. Has the engine, suspension and other mechanical parts indigenous or locally made?
3. At what maximum speed this vehicle can run?

 

[khan afghan1]

Well done pakistan got a talent but there is no one to encourage such a talent.These boys will be discouraged by the authorities in future.This is a corrupt govt who are busy in making money.No respect for such people.If Musharaf was there he would realy help these engineers.He sent Thousands of students to foreign universitties for higher studies but this corrupt govt has stopped their funds and they cant continue their studies whille on the other hand millions have been spent on bibing the lawyers, what a prime Minister.The PM is responsible for this mess he should ascert his authority r should resign and set in lahore and start singing in heera mandi he best suited for that job.

 

[gazoomartian]

ISLAMABAD: A group of 11 Pakistani engineering students have built a hybrid car that can travel up to 167 miles (250 km) in just one-quarter of a gallon (one litre) of fuel.
These Pakistani students calling themselves Pak Wheelers and belonging to EME College of NUST in Pakistans capital Islamabad has built the Prodigy, which is Pakistans first hybrid car. The car will be represented at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2010 to be held in Malaysia in July.

The single-seater Prodigy has a gasoline-run combustion engine that works in conjunction with electric motors that makes it run more efficiently. It harvests energy lost during breaking and reuses it for moving. Energy is stored in supercapacitor banks through a microcontroller based Energy Management Unit.
Prodigy has a fiber glass body and can go up to 250 km in just one liter of fuel.
Pak Wheelers began their senior year project with commitment to an environment friendly cause. Prodigy is the end-result financed by Telenor, and other industry sponsors.

http://despardes.com/?p=17055

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