Sri Lankan Develops Electric Car

Electric Car

100% Electric and Zero Emission

A fully electric-turbo car designed and manufactured by a youthful Sri Lankan entrepreneur-technologist – 26-year-old Nilanga Senevirathne of Kalubowila – is likely to capture not only the local market, but the international market too.

The “Elca” (Electric Car) is apparently extremely economical in both purchase price and running cost and the model would be universally acceptable as the car is totally environmentally friendly. The Business Times (BT) met Mr Senevirathne at his residence and watched with awe his invention – completely done by him alone, manufactured with 60% of local material. A great lover of the nature and environment, his intention also is to go into fully green production and his electric car is indeed compatible to his love of the nature.

Over a cup of tea he told the BT that the average 4-seat cars that are available in Sri Lanka would cost around Rs 1.4 million but his Elca electric-turbo car when it is marketed would cost only half the price at Rs 0.7 million and the cost per kilometer would be around Rs 3 whereas the conventional 4-seat cars running cost per km would be around Rs 11.

Design and Manufactured by : Nilanga S. Senevirathne Epa

Technical Data

a) Make of the Vehicle : ELCA

b) Chassis Number : CMT/454/2009

c) Special Feature : Turbo Electric

1)Dimensions (L x W x H): 2,608 x 1,515 x 1,526mm

2) Drive type: rear wheel drive

3) Wheelbase: 1,800mm

4) Steering system: rack-and-pinion steering gear

5) Wheel type (front/rear): 145/70 R12

6) Mi. ground clearance: 150mm

7) Parking brake: hand / rear-wheel brake