Dilip Chitre from Nagpur converted his second-hand Maruti van into solar-powered vehicle last year. It took 25 years for him to attain perfect in his innovation. His electric vehicle has so far covered a distance of 3,500 kilometres without any jolts and hurdles.

Dilip Chitre from Nagpur converted his second-hand Maruti van into solar-powered vehicle

Every day he uses to cover approximately 25 kilometers by driving it from his house to the school. It requires no additional maintenance and service. The only requirement of the car is sunlight for a smooth run. People park their cars in the shade, but he parks his solar car under the sun.

He replaced the car’s engine with a 48-volt battery, a DC motor, gear box, charge controller and an electronic accelerator. He installed a speed regulator in the car and also installed solar panels with a capacity of 400 watts on the roof of the car.

The battery stores the electricity generated from the solar panels and sends it to the motor. There the electrical energy gets converted into mechanical energy with the help of the gearbox. For charging the battery, he uses to recharge it only four times in eight months.

By seeing the success of the van, Chitre wishes to arrange the same system in school buses and rickshaws. But due to financial constraints, he unable to do that now.

Not only Chitre, but also many people are striving hard towards pollution-free vehicles. But many of these experiments fail to see the light of the world due to lack of resources and support.

We hope organizations working in the field will come forward and support such innovative ideas which will in turn help the nation.

You can contact Dilip Chitre at: +919371161415

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