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Baglakot: A teacher and a student of the mechanical engineering department at the Basaveshwara Engineering College here have devised a micro hybrid scooty that can give a mileage of 366 km per charge.
It cost second year student Suraj C Raikar just Rs. 35,000 and constant effort for one year to build the vehicle under the guidance of Dr Vinay V Kuppasta, assistant professor in the department
Another feather in the cap of the teacher-student duo is that the hybrid scooty has won accolades from the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They have been promised that their project will get a look-in and support under the Make in India programme.
Its low cost, more mileage and less pollution are the salient features of the scooty, Kuppasta told Deccan Herald. Top companies have released electrical scooters to the market, but their mileage and ability to carry large weight have been found wanting.
But the hybrid scooty addresses these concerns. They run both on the traditional petrol-diesel engine besides an electrical battery, Kuppasta said.
The basic body is that of a Hero electrical scooters, to which a pair of charging batteries have been connected. Once these batteries are discharged, they are recharged in just 12 minutes with a 70 cc engine of the TVS company attached to the hybrid scooty. The engine uses one liter of petrol to charge the batteries. The scooter then runs 366 km, drawing power from the charged batteries.
Cost: “The micro hybrid can be made available to the consumer at Rs 45,000 to Rs 50,000. The batteries have to be replaced once in a year or two depending on the use. The two-wheeler consumes 50 per cent less fuel than other scooters. Kuppasta says their vehicle prototype can go a long way in reducing air and sound pollution. 
The teacher-student duo said that they were in the process of applying for a patent for the hybrid scooty. They are also ready to transfer the technology to interested companies. Raikar said he would make effort to install the system in autos and taxis in the coming days.

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