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SOFT RIDE:V.R. Manikandan along with his electric cycle in Manamadurai in Sivaganga area on Wednesday.— Photo :L. BALACHANDAR

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: Are you looking for an environment-friendly and cheap-to-run motorbike or scooter, then ‘Radham’ could be a great alternative, offered its licensed and cleared because of the Automotive analysis Association of Asia (ARAI).

V.R. Manikandan, a technical engineering student just who strike the headlines couple of years ago for inventing ‘Ladies security shocker, ’ a handy self-defence device for ladies maintain trouble mongers away, has actually launched ‘Radham, ’ an electrical bike (scooter) designed and produced by him.

Showing the ‘prowess’ of alternate fuel car at a function right here on Wednesday, the budding engineer stated that ‘Radham’ had better functions in comparison to internal combustion motor motorcycles and scooters and could be run at nine paise per km without polluting environmental surroundings.

Given that existing electric bikes and scooters had did not remove considering a variety of problems, specially low power and pick-up, less running range and less engine and battery pack life, he had designed ‘Radham’ to suit and exceed the features of present IC engine two-wheelers.

“We have created the electric bike after couple of years of perseverance. Im acutely satisfied with the outcome and gratification, ” says Mr. Manikandan, final-year mechanical manufacturing student of Kalasalingam Engineering College.

Running on 10, 000 watt high-capacity lithium ion several electric batteries, with battery management system suiting into the local heat and humid conditions, ‘Radham’ could operate 400 kilometer per battery pack fee at an optimum speed of 75 km per hour, he stated.

The battery could possibly be re-charged in three and a half hours yourself at a high price of 12 products and also the fully charged electric battery could offer for example lakh km or to 5 years. It had fast charging alternative facility and might be recharged in 20 minutes on solar power fast charging programs, he claimed.

Mr. Manikandan features sent applications for patents for the chassis associated with brand-new bike, engine and controlling system he had made with Intellectual Property workplace, Guindy. He plans to make an application for patents for battery, belt drive technology and also to design battery-run engines for auto-rickshaws, share autos and cars.

He's invested about Rs. 2 lakh for designing and developing the electric cycle by mobilising funds from family relations.

Source: www.thehindu.com