Telugu states team is one of the three teams, Sri Vishnu Institute of Technology, participated in hBAJA, which focuses on Hydrogen Vehicles. The event took place in January. A hydrogen vehicle is an alternative fuel vehicle that uses hydrogen as its onboard fuel. This year, we introduced this category for the first time, which is a source of great pride for Telugus. Sri Vishnu Institute of Technology, an all-girls college, developed an all-terrain buggy using Hydrogen technology, showcasing it to the entire nation during the event held in January.
The other two categories are eBAJA, centered around electric vehicles, and aBaja, focusing on autonomous vehicles. This year, we introduced the autonomous vehicles category, providing students with the opportunity to delve into the next generation of mobility by creating fully autonomous vehicles. These events are held at various locations to prepare students to become industry-ready automobile engineers, as stated by Sanjay. During the event, Sanjay unveiled a terrain single-seater e-buggy, designed and developed by female engineering students specializing in Mechanical, Electrical, and Automobile streams at Sri Vishnu Institute of Technology, Bhimavarm.
The primary goal of these events is to offer engineering students a practical learning experience outside the classroom, ultimately producing engineers ready for the industry, he mentioned.
SAEINDIA 2024 is associated with 295 colleges, as mentioned by him.
SAEINDIA 2024 will feature 70 electric buggies, each constructed by students with budgets ranging from Rs 4 lakh to 12 lakh. The champions of the final round will walk away with an Rs 8 lakh cash prize.
Mr. Hirotake Harada, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Renault Nissan Tech, highlighted that BAJA SAEINDIA 2024 has 3528 male participants and only 700 female participants across all four categories, indicating a gender imbalance.
