A group of enthusiastic and like-minded students comprising of Team Leader Nishant, and members Kayaan, Darshan, Bharat, Jacob, Krishna, Gautham and Rakshit from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore developed a shared vision to build a super fuel efficient car- the outcome is "PROJECT GARUDA- RVCE SUPERMILEAGE CAR" which gives an amazing mileage of  about 200 KMs/litre and is slated to give a mindboggling 500 KMs/litre in due course.

The Key features of the prototype include a HONDA GK 100 a 97 cc, 2 Hp air cooled engine; TAV 2 Torq_A-Verter and asymmetric CVT transmission systems; Tubular A1 6063 T6 Chassis; use of Glass Fibre for the shell; Bontrager, 16 inch Moulton sizes recumbent wheels; Twin Tie Road Steering system; Inteneidate freewheel design; variable jet carburetor and simple caliper cycle brakes. The fuel efficiency of the car was tested on the NICE corridor and under test conditions has demonstrated a mileage of 180 km/lit. The team worked under the able guidance and support of Dr B Anand, HOD Mech Dept Patron and Dr R S Kulkarni as the Faculty Advisor. The team has spent countless hours on the project, in addition to the rigorous efforts their engineering course entailed. It makes their achievement all the more commendable. To take a peek into their continuing efforts, one can visit their blog http://www.supermileagervce.blogspot.com/

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