No engineers, no workshop: 17-year-old Gurgaon boy builds Rs 1 lakh solar vehicle

India Today · Apoorva Anand · 2026-11-06 02:00 UTC

A 17-year-old student from Gurugram has turned a simple idea into a working solar-assisted three-wheeler designed to make transportation affordable for lower-middle-income families Built with a budget of nearly Rs 1 lakh the prototype promises a running cost of just 13 paise per kilometre

A 17-year-old student from Gurugram has turned a simple idea into a working solar-assisted three-wheeler designed to make transportation affordable for lower-middle-income families. Built with a budget of nearly Rs 1 lakh, the prototype promises a running cost of just 13 paise per kilometre.

"I didn't have a workshop, a team of engineers or a big budget. I had a question, some school maths and physics, and a lot of curiosity," says 17-year-old Akshit Khera from Gurugram.

While most students are busy preparing for their Class 12 board examinations, Akshit has turned that curiosity into a working solar-assisted three-wheeler, designed to make everyday transportation more affordable for lower-middle-income families.

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