Darjeeling's cleanliness and beauty was tarnished as a tourist from your state( Purnea )was found relieving himself in open.When asked showed no remorse and said "chalta hai."People of darjeeling takes pride in keeping the hill town clean but such morons have no regards for community effort and public cleanliness.IF ONLY HE VALUED CLEANLINESS AS MUCH AS HIS JANEU..😡😡
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A British engineer and YouTuber, Chris Doel, created a working electric car powered entirely by batteries salvaged from discarded disposable vapes. His project highlights both the surprising potential of e-waste and the environmental problems caused by throwaway electronics.
Doel collected hundreds of used vapes—devices typically thrown away after short use despite containing rechargeable lithium-ion cells. After dismantling them, he carefully tested each battery, keeping only those still functional. He then combined around 500 of these cells into a custom battery pack, wiring them together to produce sufficient voltage and power for a small electric vehicle.
The battery pack was installed in an older, low-power electric car (a Reva G-Wiz), replacing its original lead-acid battery. Despite the unconventional power source, the car successfully ran, reaching speeds of roughly 35–40 mph and traveling about 18 miles on a single charge.
Beyond the technical achievement, the project’s main goal was to raise awareness. Millions of disposable vapes are discarded every week, even though their batteries can often be reused for hundreds of charge cycles. Doel’s experiment demonstrates that these “waste” components still hold significant value if properly recovered and repurposed.
However, the build also underscores challenges. Extracting, testing, and safely combining so many small, inconsistent cells is time-consuming and potentially risky. It’s not a practical commercial solution—at least not yet—but rather a proof of concept.