Renggi Ahmad Rimeldi, Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) had a big dream. The mainstay driver of the energy-efficient car team who had won the Energy Saving Car Contest (KMHE) event in Padang, West Sumatra in 2018 is currently working on a private electric car project.
No kidding, when he became the driver of the energy-saving car Mechronic Team in Padang, Renggi managed to break the Asian and world record with the efficiency of electrical energy reaching 335 km / kWh. From there he began to think about being able to develop his own energy-efficient electric car so that it could be updated.
After making many prestigious titles, he wants UMM to have a research institute that focuses on developing electric cars. In addition, he dreams of wanting to have his own electric car manufacturer that is able to penetrate foreign markets. Renggi saw the niche market of the family electric car that he named Genetro E.V.
This family electric concept car has a passenger capacity of three people with a maximum speed that can be reached 60 km / hour. The propulsion itself uses an electric motor and carbon fiber body. Because the concept of a family car, this car is equipped with audio-video, air conditioning, parking cameras, rearview cameras, power windows.
In addition to his friends and lecturers, Renggi admitted that he received a lot of input from the figure of Mr. Aji, primarily related to body design. The Pak Aji he told was one of the artists of Malang Raya. Including the matter of making the team car design of the team from UMM which was competed in a number of KMHE matches.
Renggi's initial intention was to work on this private project to complete his Final Project. But in an opportunity to meet with Ricky Elson, an Indonesian famous electric car scientist, Renggi was given the advice to have bigger dreams, rather than just completing the Final Project.
"Many doubted that Indonesia could make an electric car. The encouragement of my role model, I am optimistic that I can continue Bang Ricky's big dream," said the son of Euis Yuliantini and Hendra Rimeldi. Since that meeting, he was determined to be serious about the project he had begun.
So far, the project which has been going on for six months only relies on his personal pockets. If it is calculated, he has already spent tens of millions of rupiah. The funds were obtained from the results of the business he pioneered himself before. Starting from the culinary business, to businesses in the field of clothing or clothing.
Targeted at the beginning of 2020, when he graduated, the project would be completed and introduced to the public. "I am open if there are companies or investors who will take part in this project. Hopefully, this car can really be mass-produced in the near future," said Renggi (31/10).
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