IIT KGP team develops electric vehicle to battle pollution

While urban planners and transport authorities are working on plans to reduce vehicular pollution, IIT Kharagpur’s new green vehicle ‘DESHLA‘ has hit the roads and can be expected to pose a strong challenge to the current generation of three-wheeler autos and high-maintenance Totos.

The electric vehicle, designed and built from scratch by a 50-member student team led by Professor Vikranth Racherla from the premier institute’s mechanical engineering department, has a powerful motor and lithium ion battery that can last up to six-seven years.

It also has a high load carrying capacity, sturdy frame and yet easy manoeuvrability, the institute said in a statement.

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