Nishant says that the road to completing this path-breaking project was not really smooth. "It took us around four months to complete the project and we ended up spending nearly Rs 3.5 lakh (Rs 350,000). We got in touch with many mechanics to help us out, but none of them really believed in our project."
Adds Bharat: "The mechanics basically advised us to borrow concepts from other vehicles. . . but we had decided that everything in the car would be novel, our own creation."
While the car was being developed, word of what the team was trying to achieve got around and several companies contacted them, says Nishant. Although the idea was tempting, "we refused these offers as we did not want anybody's banner. Yes, now that the car is complete and there is a lot of curiosity being whipped up about it. We are open to working with manufacturers who might want to use our concept," Nishant adds.
Image: Testing the super fuel-efficient Garuda on the NICE corridor at Bangalore.
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