Guwahati, Jan.17 (ANI): n Assamese youngster has
developed a hybrid car without gears that runs on solar power as well
as petrol. It causes minimum pollution.

Developed by Kanak Gogoi of Guwahati, “Kanso” has a 100-cc engine powered by four solar panels generating 320 watts of energy.

"The car (Kanso)runs on both solar energy and petrol.
During the daytime, one can run it on solar power, and then you can
switch on to the battery mode. After this, one can use the petrol mode.
An interesting feature is that after the car is run on petrol for about
an hour, the batteries get recharged," said Kanak Gogoi.

He claims that “Kanso” can be driven at a maximum speed
of 40 kilometres per hour and would be useful for the traffic-snarled
roads of the hilly region.

Though it cost rupees 200,000 (5,029 dollars) to
develop “Kanso”, Gogoi believes that the production cost can be reduced
substantially if it is manufactured by a company with a good
infrastructure.

A U.S-based organization, Centre Bits and Atom, has
reportedly expressed its intent to provide financial assistance to
Gogoi to set up a laboratory to conduct further studies on his
innovations.

Gogoi says that there is no alternative but to produce
environment-friendly vehicles, as the present oil and gas run
automobiles are heavily polluting the environment.

The auto-making journey of the youngster and his tryst
with innovations started way back in 1996 when he set up a garage in
his home. Today, Gogoi has plans to get a patent for the car. He plans
to display it in the Auto fair that starts from February 28 in Guwahati.

On the other side, the Tata Motors’ recently launched
4-seater Nano has a 625cc engine and is claimed to conform to Euro-IV
emission norms. Nano has drawn attention the world over for its
advanced features accompanied by a low price tag of 100,000 rupees
(2,500 dollars) -- about half the cost of the cheapest car in the
current Indian market.

Today Gogoi’s “Kanso” may not be anywhere near to
Tata’s “Nano”, but it still has the potential of becoming another dream
car. (ANI)