Emax unveils concept Reverse Tricar – HABB EXT-150

Four member team of final-year students of the Mechanical Engineering have taken the road less travelled by designing an Reverse Tricar named HABB EXT-150, which they plan to launch commercially. Although Reverse Tricar is a new concept for the Indian automobile market, the four students and their project guide Manpreet Singh are confident of making a mark in the niche area. The four students of Emax Institute of Engineering and Technology here are Hanish Sharma, Bhavdeep Sharma, Brijinder Singh and Ajay Kumar. The four-member team formally unveiled the HABB EXT 150 last week in the college campus. The two-seater HABB EXP 150 cost Rs. 45,000 to manufacture. The cost was partially borne by the both the college management and the students. The reverse tricar runs on a petrol engine and gives an average of 45 km per litre in tested conditions. There is an independent suspension on all the four wheels, which makes driving a comfortable experience. Enthused with the initial response, these budding engineers are now planning to take their Reverse Tricar at various other exhibitions and competitions worldwide in the coming days.

"It took us over 45 days to complete our first Reverse Tricar. All our team members worked day and night to meet the deadline. Right now there is hardly any company in India that is manufacturing Reverse Tricars; so we are planning to launch it commercially very soon after making some required changes to it. We have also approached some sponsors," Hanish Sharma told sources.

Now the immediate aim of the team is to produce another variant with a diesel engine and to work more on research and development to make the vehicle more fuel efficient, said Bhavdeep Sharma. Said Ajay Kumar, a member of the team: "Keeping the commercial angle in mind, and to make it more feasible on both plains and rocky terrains, we have deliberately made it different from other Reverse Tricars." "Firstly, Its engine is on the rear side, thereby giving better thrust to the front wheels that will maintain the balance of the vehicle and will help in running smoothly in the hills. Its capsule shape allows the driver and his companion to sit at ease inside the vehicle." Reverse Tricar is having a unladen weight of 230 Kgs and it is having a 4 stroke, single cylinder, air cooled engine which can have maximum 8500 revolutions per minute. It is having Mach-Pherson strut modifed to whishbone type suspension on front and Nitrox shock absoerber and coil spring type suspension on rear. It is fitted with a provision of hydraulic brakes and exhaust at a height of one feet from the ground.

“Earlier we were planning to manufacture an eco-friendly, fuel efficient car but dropped that idea as we wanted to do something challenging that no other student in this region has done so far," said Brudinder Singh, a member of the team. "We have already tested Reverse Tricar in every condition, but now we are planning to take it on a long and rigorous mountain journey to test its mettle."

Congratulating the students, the Finance Secretary Rajiv Bansal said the researches and innovations were the priorities of the college and a number of initiatives including the provision of financial assistance, had been taken to encourage the students.

"The boys have done immense hard work to make their dream come true and I am impressed with their passionate and disciplined approach. I am very excited to see the final outcome that depicts the novelty and innovative ideas of future engineers," said Om Prakash Aggarwal Chairman Emax Group of Institutions.