Manipur engineering student turns Vintage scooter into electric vehicle
A computer engineering student has transformed a vintage Bajaj 150 scooter into an eco-friendly electric vehicle in Imphal of Manipur.
Imphal: A computer engineering student has transformed a vintage Bajaj 150 scooter into an eco-friendly electric vehicle in Imphal of Manipur. The techie, identified as Albert Sarangthem has named the e-vehicle as ‘Samadon’, which means a divine flying horse in Meitie mythology.
According to reports, the youth is pursuing 5th semester in computer engineering at Manipur Institute of Technology (MIT).
Albert has gained a lot of praises and appreciations for his work. Reportedly, he has named his e-bike as ‘Samadon EV I’ and candy red e-scooter as ‘Samadon EV II’.
Speaking about the e-vehicles, Albert informed NDTV that the vintage scooter was used by one of my maternal uncles. Later it was abandoned and got rusted at his house. However, Albert took it and did the makeover.
He further said that the basic mechanism to transform a fuel-run vehicle into an electric one is to take away all parts which are operated by fuel engine, carburettor and other co-related parts and replaced. These machines should be replaced with motor, speed controller, battery and other interrelated parts to make it eco-friendly electric vehicle.
Hence, he purchased major parts like motor, battery and speed controller for retrofitting the scooter. He also mentioned that he learnt the skills of transforming the vehicle through internet.
Albert has also received a certificate of appreciation for “his effort, and innovative work in building a model electric bike” from his engineering institute in 2022.
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