02:59Latino-Tesla! Venezuelan handyman creates electric cars amid fuel and electricity shortages in country
Augusto Pradelli Vaccarielli, a Venezuelan racing driver from Maracaibo, has gained popularity in his country by developing fuel-efficient, hand-built electric cars under the Caribe Carros brand. Not only are these cars safe and environmentally friendly, but they are also economical, which is especially important amid fuel and electricity shortages in the country.
Pradelli chose a golf car as the base for the car. The car can carry four people, and a six-hour charge is sufficient for 60 kilometers. Pradelli has already built several cars that can hold up to 500 kg and are made of recycled material, among other things.
"I think it is a possible, viable alternative, and I always say that it is in line with the future of the world, which is to stop polluting and think about a greener world," notes Pradelli.
The son of Italian immigrants who settled in Maracaibo, the capital of the state of Sulia, Pradelli has dreamed of assembling cars since childhood. And now his dream has not only come true but has also been appreciated by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has had time to test drive one of Pradelli's models.
02:59Augusto Pradelli Vaccarielli, a Venezuelan racing driver from Maracaibo, has gained popularity in his country by developing fuel-efficient, hand-built electric cars under the Caribe Carros brand. Not only are these cars safe and environmentally friendly, but they are also economical, which is especially important amid fuel and electricity shortages in the country.
Pradelli chose a golf car as the base for the car. The car can carry four people, and a six-hour charge is sufficient for 60 kilometers. Pradelli has already built several cars that can hold up to 500 kg and are made of recycled material, among other things.
"I think it is a possible, viable alternative, and I always say that it is in line with the future of the world, which is to stop polluting and think about a greener world," notes Pradelli.
The son of Italian immigrants who settled in Maracaibo, the capital of the state of Sulia, Pradelli has dreamed of assembling cars since childhood. And now his dream has not only come true but has also been appreciated by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has had time to test drive one of Pradelli's models.