You don’t need power connection to recharge this e-bike invented by Puducherry man

PUDUCHERRY: A 58-year-old Puducherry man has invented an e-bike, which charges its battery as it runs on another battery thus making it into a continuous recharging electric bike.
This not only eliminates the requirement to charge the bike from an electrical grid but also ensures an uninterrupted journey, said the inventor Vijayan Premanand. He has obtained a patent from the controller general of patents, designs and trademarks, department of industrial policy & promotion, Union commerce and industry ministry.
“This is the beginning of a technology where we don’t need to charge the vehicle from an electrical grid. The advantage of using such an e-bike is that we don’t require plug points to charge the bike and don’t require plugging stations. The bike charges itself as it runs. The technology saves electricity,” said Premanand.
He pointed out that even now, there are villages in the country that do not have electricity. “Our country is not self-sufficient in electric power. Using our electric grid system to charge e-vehicles will further lead to power shortage. Moreover, we don’t have to waste time charging at a power station. This technology, I think, is the future for electric vehicles,” he said.