IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. has given a filip to IIT Kharagpur’s Deshla electric vehicle project through their Corporate Social Responsibility programme. This funding will be used towards the design and development of aerodynamic body panels and light-weight structures for next generation electric three-wheelers. Electric vehicles need to match internal combustion (petrol/diesel/CNG/LPG) engine counterparts in initial cost, performance, reliability, etc. and better them in lower running costs and ease of use if they are to replace conventional vehicles. Revolutionary design changes, such as drastic reduction in vehicle weight, aerodynamic body panels and indegenous development of relevant technologies e.g. motors, battery management system, motor controller, battery pack design, etc. are essential to this end.
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