Kerala students develop 200-km-a-litre vehicle
A prototype vehicle that will amaze all cost concerned citizens who on a daily basis spend a fraction of their salary on petrol. Students from Kerala have solved your problems as they have designed a prototype of a vehicle that runs 200km on just one litre of petrol.
This prototype will be shipped tomorrow for the International Fuel Efficiency Contest, "Shell Eco Marathon", to be held at Philippines Feb 26 to March 1. Ronith Stanly and S.Vishnu Prasad along with a faculty of theirs will be taking part in the competition.
The vehicle uses lightweight materials and is powered by Honda GX35. It also has advanced aerodynamic techniques. The design of the body of their vehicle is inspired by the golf ball that has a highly aerodynamic construction. The vehicle weighs just around fifty kilograms.