The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region, has unveiled an all-purpose electric car that was built by a team of students of the institution.

Elijah Twum, Barnabas Kyia, Cornelius Owusu, Kelvin Acheam­pong and Elizabeth Acheampong, from the Faculty of Engineering of UMaT, under the supervision of Dr Emmanuel Effah, assembled the car, using chassis of tricycle collected at the scrap yard.

The Vice Chancellor of UMaT, Prof.

Richard Kwasi Amankwah, announced this at the 16th con­gregation of the university, held for 1,609 students at Tarkwa on Saturday.