the car launch of the work of the students unsyiah banda aceh

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BANDA ACEH - Rector of Unsyiah, Prof. Dr. Ir. Samsul Rizal MEng, on Wednesday (7/2), launched (launching) electric car "Malem Diwa Urban R 2 0" by students of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Department of Faculty of Engineering (FT)

The launch of the Pinto Aceh electric car was held on the campus. The plan, electric cars that will be included in the International Competition Shell Eco Marathon in Singapore, March.

We support students' work to compete in international events. Mobillistrik has been innovated to compete in Singapore, said Rector in his speech at the event.

Meanwhile, to make it as a commercial product, according to Prof. Samsul, the resulting work still takes time. "The problem is there is a battery electric battery. So, how to make the battery can last long and can be charged quickly. The issue of electric cars now is the battery, while others students can make, "he said while declaring that if the industry is needed government support.

Chairman of the Laboratory of Design and Manufacturing Department of Mechanical Engineering FT Unsyiah, Muhammad Tadjuddin added every year his party follows the competition of electric energy-efficient cars at the national level, and this year is the first time to participate in international events.

Every year we also make improvements. This improvement is somewhat significant because we want to compete in international events and we want to improve the achievement of the car itself. It improves in the mechanism, we make a system so that it can be more efficient. Because the winner is the most efficient car, explained Muhammad Tadjuddin.

Chairman of the Laboratory of Design and Manufacturing Department of Mechanical Engineering FT Unsyiah, Muhammad Tadjuddin also said, the car is not designed for high speed but to save energy. In addition, according to Tadjuddin, there is no minimum speed regulation can not be below 29 km / hour.