The students of Government Polytechnic Bikram Chowk Jammu undergoing training at Center for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & Training (CIIIT) Jammu has developed an innovative bike “LPG-Petrol Hybrid Bike” as a part of their project in the final semester which is new and future technology.
Er Arun Bangotra, Principal of the college congratulated the students and the staff members involved in the innovative project. The students upgraded and modified the old Bajaj Platina 100 cc bike to run on both Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and petrol and installed electronic Controls Arduino-managed servos for LPG flow and airflow for enhanced efficiency and reduced emissions. This innovation not only improves fuel efficiency but also reduces emissions, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional petrol-only bikes. The hybrid bike is designed to maximize fuel efficiency, with LPG providing an estimated 110 km/l compared to 80 km/l on petrol. This improvement is due to LPG’s leaner stoichiometric ratio, which allows for more complete combustion. Previously, the bike had a petrol range of approximately 700 km and with the addition of LPG, the combined range of LPG and petrol now exceeds 1100 km, significantly enhancing the bike’s usability for longer trips without frequent refueling.
The innovative Bike is prepared by the students of final year of Automobile Engineering namely Abhi Sharma, Akhil Sharma, Parvez, Sachin Kumar, Rishabh Verma, Nitin Sharma and Suparth Sharma. They took two months to complete the project and the design of the bike is totally different from other conventional bikes. They were ably guided by the HOD, Sh. Raj Shekhar, Sh Anubhav Maheshwari, SME CIIIT (Tata Technologies, and faculty members of the Automobile Engineering Department Sh. Yogesh Raina, Sh. Kamal Kumar, Sh Manmohan Singh, Sh. Raman Kumar and Sh Ashu Saini.