BY SRINIVAS
LAXMAN,
TNN | UPDATED: MAY 04, 2017, 11.36 AM
IST
MUMBAI:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) recently demonstrated a solar
hybrid electric car, designed and developed using in-house resources, at Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvanathanapuram. Isro made an announcement
about this environment-friendly car on Monday.
VSSC is Isro's centre for making various types
of rockets like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Reusable Launch
Vehicle. The demonstration of the green-friendly vehicle, held in the last week
of March, included a successful uphill drive. Isro is now researching ways to
cut down the car's cost.
Isro said vehicles using fossil fuels cause problems to
environment and life. "An ideal transportation system should envisage zero
emission without any pollution," it said.
The car is run using high-energy lithium ion
batteries, which can be recharged using sunlight, said sources. The main
challenges in developing the vehicle included designing a solar panel on top of
the car and also control electronics for the battery and solar panel interface
and, what is known as, "drive electronic" to run the car smoothly.
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