EFFI-CARS was organised to help tackle the ever growing problems of pollution and exploitation of natural resources by fabricating eco-friendly cars suitable for city conditions. These were light-weight, electrically driven and very efficient. Today the event concluded with a valedictory speech where Director of UIET, Ms. Renu Vig mentioned that this event is an initiative of the alumni and aims to bridge the gap between bookish knowledge and industry. The experience gained by the participants will be of great value in the future. 9 awards were given away in the following categories:
Overall Winner – National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Overall 1st Runner up – Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
Highway race winner – NIT, Jalandhar
City run – Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
Zero to fifty – NIT, Jalandhar
Innovation and Energy Optimization – Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
Production Plan: Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Design – Thapar University, Patiala
Cost – Graphic Era University, Dehradun
Speaking during occasion, founder Nitin Sharma referred to Efficars as art pieces, which were fabricated without industrial manufacturing units, yet have amazed them as each car is different from the other. Cash prizes and trophy worth more than 2 lakhs were awarded to the winners.