if theres one thing bangalore needs most of all right now its freedom from pollution after diesel and lpg electricity seems to be the only answer to this overwhelming problem electric vehicles ev have a lot working in their favour the environment at large is benefited the most at the moment the only electric car running in india is the reva this solarpowered electric car designed by the students of rv college of engineering might be the next entrant into this market the biggest advantage of evs is the nopollution factor since there is zero emission air and noise pollution is avoided the age of an electric car doesnt matter since its free from the government euro norm of pollution standards electric fuel is especially suited for bangalore since there are a lot of hydroelectric plants nearby says chetan maini managing director reva this benefits the plant too because charging of evs is done at night with electrical cars investment on the euro norm is nil so economically the user and the country is benefited with the reva the cost per kilometre is 40 paisa which is 40 per cent less than the running cost of other vehicles electric vehicles are also easy to run since they are compact the reva made with american technology has no clutch and gear servicing and charging is also simpler because there are fewer mechanical components two electric chips are used as onboard computers that reflect the energy in the vehicle an onboard charger with a plug point of 15 amps and 220 volts also acts as a built in stabiliser it takes six hours for a full charge and 2 12 hours to complete 80 percent of the charge in a vehicle thats in use hybrid varieties of electric cars are also a future possibility the solarpowered car made completely in bangalore with indian technology is anexample this is more expensive than just electrical vehicles a lot of people feel that the solar car is not viable but the durability factor is the same as electrical cars because the batteries have to be changed as often says zarryl lobo owner klassic replicas the workshop where the solar car was made according to him nowhere in the world is the electric vehicle a complete success yet but hybrid solar cars have an advantage over electric vehicles every time the brake is applied current is generated to recharge the battery in the city there is obviously more power generation the car gets charged as long as it receives light and travels at 105 kmph the only problem is speed and range solar power charging drops to 72 percent on a cloudy day bangaloreans arent too comfortable with electric fuel yet in india people feel that electric fuel is a very new thing and this increases resistance but electric fuel is very old and has been in use in other countries for a very long time a bangalore company had also introduced it many years ago