Telangana man turns his motorcycle into an electric bike
Team Udayavani, Jul 14, 2021, 11:20 AM IST
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Rising fuel prices have upset the budget of households across India. A Telangana man meanwhile has come up with an innovative idea to deal with this. Kurapati Vidyasagar, an electronic goods technician in Jangaon town replaced the petrol engine of his 15-year-old motorcycle with batteries, a converter, and a motor, turning it into a cost-effective electric bike.
During the Covid-19 induced lockdown last year, Vidyasagar came up with this idea and decided to implement his plan. He purchased four 30-ah 12-volt batteries by investing Rs 10,000 and bought an electric bike conversion kit comprising a 48V motor, converter, etc by spending another Rs 7,500. He further removed the petrol engine of his Bajaj Discover bike and replaced it with batteries and a motor with the help of a two-wheeler mechanic.
Vidyasagar said, “In all, I spent about Rs 20,000 but this is helping me save Rs.3,000 every month as I no longer need to buy petrol.”
He reportedly used to buy 1-1.5 liter of petrol every day but now he is covering the same distance of 50-60 km every day with minimum expenses. He charges his vehicle for five hours and this is enough for covering 50-60 km.
Vidyasagar is ready to help others covert their petrol vehicles into an electric one and is looking forward to supporting from the government agencies.
He believes that instead of buying a new bike, one can convert an existing vehicle into an electric one.
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