Students working at Istanbul University have designed a sporty electric car that can travel 1,500 miles (2,500KM) using just $17 in electricity. A petrol-based car would need 26 times that much money for such a trip in Turkey.
On a six city tour last week, the students were able to travel 500km (310 miles) in their “T-1” on just a four-hour charge.
A Turkish-made electric car: T-1
Travelling 500 kilometers on only 4 hours charge
Top speed of 120 km per hour pic.twitter.com/auv4xyTqVQ
— Can Yirik (@CanYirik) September 21, 2014The lightweight car (1100 pounds/500 kilos) is no slowpoke. Engineering student Engin Topaloğlu told the Hurriyet Daily News the car can reach a speed of 80 mph (130 kph).
(READ the Hurriyet Daily News story via Good Morning Turkey)