Turkish Electric Car T-1

[Hakan]

Revolutionary electric car hits Turkey's roads

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ERZURUM

A Turkish-made electric car capable of travelling 500 kilometers on only four hours’ charge went on display in the eastern city of Erzurum today as part of a nationwide tour.

Developed by teachers and students from Istanbul University, the ‘T-1’ was driven through the city’s main thoroughfare in front of curious onlookers.

Tuba Guven, a Master’s degree student at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Istanbul University, said that they produced a 100 percent domestic electric car when they participated in a competition run by Turkey’s scientific and technological center, TUBITAK.

She said: "Electric cars from 30 universities participated in the competition. We became the champions and started our Turkey tour."

Guven said that 25 people worked on the project; production lasted 18 months and cost 450,000 Turkish liras ($202,000).

The T-1 team has been working on electric cars since 2009. One of their earlier projects came eighth in a global electric car competition held in Australia.

This T-1 electric car started its tour on September 15, going from Istanbul to Ankara using only one battery for the 436 kilometer trip.

Guven said that the cost of travelling the distance between Istanbul and Ankara cost seven Turkish liras ($3). She said: "We want to know whether the car is convenient for any road in Turkey. That is why we went to Samsun and Trabzon after Ankara. We will keep testing T-1 in every region of the country.”

Another team member, undergraduate student Serdar Zurnaci, said the T-1 crew drove the car in rainy conditions also with no problems.

T-1 weights 500 kilograms and has top speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It is a four-seater car and has enough space for luggage.

Revolutionary electric car hits Turkey's roads Anadolu Agency

 

[SOHEIL]

Good for start

 

[Bismarck]

Good for start

Everything begins with a....! What?

 

[Kompromat]

Research project?

 

[Targon]

Good for start

Its started long times ago, this cutie just chosen as most effective one in a competition.

 

[atatwolf]

Good for start

Yes, we are years behind Iran, especially armored vehicles..

 

[Bismarck]

How much of it is indigenous?

 

[ANMDT]

How much of it is indigenous?

The file attached in turkish , guide for competition for elekromobil , arranged by Tübitak.

Its indicated that ;

YERLİLİK
Takımların aşağıda belirtilen alt araç parçalarından en az iki tanesini teknik tasarım raporunda beliritilen kriterlere uygun şekilde kendilerinin tasarlamış olması gerekmektedir.
Alt Parçalar;
 Motor
 Motor sürücüsü
 Batarya yönetim sistemi (BMS)
 Elektronik Diferansiyel Uygulaması
 Enerji yönetim sistemi (EMS)
 Telemetridir.

This section covers the rules about indigenous parts , tells that ;

At least 2 sub-system given in the below should be designed indigenously as its mentioned in next sections of criteria ;

-Motor
-Motor driver
-Battery management system
-Electronic differential application
-Energy management system
-Telemetri

So actually there is no obligation to provide a level of indigenous percentage in full design , also its just asked by Tübitak to provide technical design of at least 2 systems mentioned above.

Furthermore , this Q&A taken from YEREL team which designed T1 car;
Home | YEREL | Electric Vehicle
Questions and Answers | YEREL | Electric Vehicle

S4 =Q4 and , S3= Q3 points out on indigeneous design.

 

[ANMDT]

Research project?

Its a competition on desing of electricity car, organized by Tübitak ( Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) , there is an attached file , which shows performance of competitors and winner. (elektromobil kesin sonuc 2014 pdf).