A man from the valley of Kashmir has made a solar-powered car at his home. Bilal Ahmed, a resident of Sanat Nagar, Srinagar, spent 11 years building the car of his dreams. Ahmed is a math teacher who was always a car enthusiast. He loved studying cars and the ways manufacturers built these machines. During his youth, he studied luxurious cars. The car that inspired him was the DeLorean, the car that became the talk of the town after the release of the movie Back to The Future.
Ahmed said, “Cars like Mercedes, Ferrari, and BMW are just a dream for common people. Only a few people are able to afford it while it remains a dream for others to drive such cars and roam in them. I thought of something to give a luxurious feel to the people as well,” reported Rising Kashmir.
He sourced the solar panels from a manufacturer in Chennai and chose panels that could give enough power in low light as well. “In Kashmir, most of the time, the weather is gloomy. I used solar panels which can give higher efficiency in low sunlight days,” he said.
The gullwing doors also have solar panels. Ahmed also used the doors to contribute to running the car. Ahmed has installed regenerative braking in the car as well.
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, too, got a whiff of the solar-powered car. Tweeting the images, he wrote, “Solar car with DeLorean Back To The Future style doors. Certainly, looks the part.
Many tagged the likes of Elon Musk and Anand Mahindra in their retweets and praised the creation.