Summary of Activities Conducted by SAEINDIA (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Er. Bibin Varkey
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | Team Striderz Racing successfully participated in BAJA 2023 competition organized by SAEINDIA at Pithampur and bagged the “OC Choice Award” in the social media event “Vision Board Challenge” organized by BAJA SAEINDIA 2023 | Feb 15-18, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 2 | SAE Saintgits Collegiate Club conducted Tier I competitions as part of student convention | January 14, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | Organized a Three Days Workshop on ‘Introduction to AUTOCAD’ | March 01-03, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Organized an induction program about BAJA SAEINDIA | March 13, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Organized an Expert Talk on “Water Resource Management” for the students of our college with Er. Kuriakose N I, Assistant Executive Engineer, Kerala Water Authority, Kottayam as the resource person | March 22, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 6 | Mr. Tinu Moncy and Mr. Kiranjith J of S6 ME-B securred First Prize in TIER II competition organized by SAE INDIA as part of student convention 2022-2023 at FISAT, Angamaly | April 18, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 7 | Mr. Tinu Moncy and Mr. Kiranjith J and Mr. Reuben Punnose of S6 ME-B bagged Second Prize in Computer Aided Manufacturing competition held at Easwari Engineering College, Chennai organized by SAE INDIA as part of National Level student convention | June 18, 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 8 | Mr. Tinu Moncy, Mr. Kiranjith J and Mr. Jefrin Adimakkeel Johnson of S8 ME-B bagged First Prize in TIER II Computer Aided Manufacturing competition organized by SAE INDIA as part of student convention 2023-2024 at MITS, Kochi | November 26, 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 9 | Team Striderz Racing of ME department successfully completed BAJA SAEINDIA 2024 which was held at Pithampur | January 10-15, 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 10 | ME Students designed and build formula style car named Madbolt Formula Racing and participated in Formula Bharath competition which was held at Coimbatore | January 19-24, 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 11 | Organized a Lecture Meet with Mr. S. Shanmugam, Former Chairman of SAEINDIA Southern Section and Director of Design Desk (India) Private Limited, Chennai as the resource person | March 07, 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 12 | Mr. Tinu Moncy and Mr. Jefrin Adimakkeel Johnson of S8 ME-B bagged First Prize in Problem Solving competition held at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai organized by SAE INDIA as part of National Level student convention | March 15-16, 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 13 | Three final year students participated in the SAEINDIA student convention held at Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | September 21, 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 14 | Team Madbolt Formula Racing consisting of 16 students from S5 & S7 ME participated in SUPRA 2024 held at Greater Noida | October 02-05, 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 15 | Two pre final year students participated in Club Officers Leadership Training (COLT) at St. Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Chengannur | October 5, 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 16 | Team Striderz Racing registered for BAJA 2025 competition which will be held at Pithampur | January 09-12, 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 17 | Team Striderz Racing successfully participated in ATVC Competitions – Season 8 at Bhopal | March 20th, 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 18 | Team Striderz Racing won second runner up in acceleration category at ATVC Competitions | March 20th, 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 19 | Team Striderz Racing won All India Rank 5 in endurance category at ATVC Competitions | March 20th, 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 20 | Team Striderz Racing won fourth runner up in overall category at ATVC Competitions | March 20th, 2025 | 2024-25 |
Summary of Activities Conducted by Institution of Engineers (India) – ME Division (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Er. Varun Mathew Idiculla
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | Industrial Visit for Fourth Semester Mechanical Engineering Students | 22 July 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 2 | Interaction with Industrial Experts from KSEB Nallallam Diesel Power Plant, Calicut | 22 July 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | Seminar Competition for Seventh Semester Mechanical Engineering Students | 23 March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Award Ceremony for the Seminar Competition | 24 March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Technical Talk-Synergising Mechanical Engineering Expertise with Logistics Management | 28 February 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 6 | Interaction with Expert Member, Anish Shasidaran | 28 February 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 7 | Industrial Visit for Fourth Semester Mechanical Engineering Students | 20 April 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 8 | Hands on Experience with Tea manufacturing processes | 20 April 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 9 | Expert Talk-Bridging the gap between Academia and Industry | 09 August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 10 | Interaction with Expert Member, Ashish Shaji Varghese | 09 August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 11 | Industrial Visit (5 Days – S6 ME A &B Students) | 16 October 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 12 | Webinar on “Road Map from Final year project work to Placements” | 14 March 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 13 | Interaction with Expert member, Satish Ullatil | 14 March 2025 | 2024-25 |
Summary of Activities Conducted by Indian Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT)- ME Division (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Er. Liju Mathew Alexander
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | Inauguration – ISNT | 2nd November 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 2 | Technical talk on “Basics of NDT & Career opportunities” | 2nd November 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 3 | Interaction with Expert Member | 2nd November 2024 | 2024-25 |
Summary of Activities Conducted by Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Dr. Aju Jo Sankarathil
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | Inauguration of Student Chapter – IPA | 7th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 2 | Expert Talk on “Lighting Technology” | 7th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | Interaction with Expert Member | 7th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Water Crusader Context | 11th March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Award Ceremony – Water Crusader Context | 15th March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 6 | Expert Talk on ” Importance of MEP Services for Engineers with Case Studies” | 7th June 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 7 | Interaction with the Expert Member on MEP Services | 7th June 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 8 | Idea Presentation Context | 17th November 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 9 | Award Ceremony – Idea Presentation Context | 17th November 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 10 | Peer group interaction with student members of IPA Saintgits Chapter | 20th December 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 11 | Learning from failures – College Level Competition | 2024-25 | |
| 12 | Award Ceremony for Learning from Failures Context | 2024-25 | |
| 13 | Learning from failures – State Level Competition | 2024-25 | |
| 14 | Received all 3 prizes in the State Level Competition | 2024-25 | |
| 15 | Webinar on “Plumbing is More” | 03 March 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 16 | Plumbing Celebration Day | 2024-25 | |
| 17 | Essay Writing Competition | 2024-25 | |
| 18 | Award Ceremony – Essay Writing Competition | 27th March 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 19 | Poster Presentation Context | 2024-25 | |
| 20 | Award Ceremony – Poster Presentation Context | 27th March 2025 | 2024-25 |
| 21 | Peer group interaction with executive committee members of IPA Saintgits Chapter | 2024-25 | |
| 22 | Technical Seminar on Water and waste water treatment importance and process | 4th April 2025 | 2024-25 |
Summary of Activities Conducted by Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Dr. Tijo D
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | National Welding Meet held at Kochi | 14 October 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 2 | Webinar on Computational Welding Mechanics: Applications in Laser Welding | 18 March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | Guest Lecture on Tribological Behaviour of Aluminium Composites Under Different Environment Conditions | 03 May 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Technical talk on Advances in Welding | 23 May 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Expert Talk on Welding and Joining for Satellite Launch Vehicle Applications | 02 June 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 6 | Weld Quiz Competition | 29 September 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 7 | Technical Paper Presentation on the topic ‘Welding and Surface Modification of Smart Materials | 28 February 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 8 | PARTICIPATION IN IIW CONGRESS | 30 December 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 9 | Technical talk was Fundamentals of Friction Stir Welding | 17 May 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 10 | Internship on hands-on training in welding at Don Bosco Institute of Welding, Vaduthala, Kochi | 12 July 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 11 | Peer group interaction after hands on training in welding at Don Bosco Institute, Vaduthala | 23 August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 12 | Hands on Welding Competition | 29 August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 13 | Welding Quiz Competition | 08 November 2024 | 2024-25 |
Summary of Activities Conducted by Project Management Institute (PMI) (AY 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25)
Staff In Charge: Er. Philip Jacob Perakathu
| Sl. No | Activity Details | Date | Academic Year |
| 1 | Overview on the working of PMI by Mr. Jacob Varghese | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 2 | The inauguration of THRIVE by Dr. Krishna Kumar T I | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | The inauguration of GITS ELOQUENCE by Joji John | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Valuable experiences from past presidents Prejith and Greshma | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Action plan for the AY 2022-23 by then president Alen Mammen | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 6 | Group Mentoring sessions for each department | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 7 | Campus Walk | 26th November 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 8 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | December 2022 | 2022-23 |
| 9 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | January 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 10 | PMI Kerala chapter members meet | 12th February 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 11 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | February 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 12 | International Women’s Day Special Webinar on “Balancing work with life” | 8th March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 13 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | 01 March 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 14 | Training and networking event by PMI South Asia | 11th April 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 15 | Skill and Knowledge Enhancement Program by Alen Mammen | 26th to 30th April 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 16 | Gits Eloquence, conduction of first meeting | 28th April | 2022-23 |
| 17 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | April 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 18 | Conduction of Aptitude test competition | May 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 19 | Second meeting, Gits Eloquence | 21st May 2023 | 2022-23 |
| 20 | Internship opportunity (selection of 4 members) | June 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 21 | Addition of mentors into Gits Eloquence | June 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 22 | Placement Initiative by PMIK SCE | July 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 23 | Workshop on Hybrid and Electric vehicles | July 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 24 | WINGS 2023 | September 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 25 | Resume building workshop | 19 November 2023 | 2023-24 |
| 26 | Induction Programme | June 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 27 | Club leadership meeting | June 2024 | 2023-24 |
| 28 | Participation in the Leadership Institute Meeting, Malaysia by Nandana R (President 23-24) | July2024 | 2023-24 |
| 29 | Gits Eloquence meet | August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 30 | Commencing of Academic Project Framework | August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 31 | First meet of Academic Project Framework | August 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 32 | Experience sharing session (LIM) by Nandana R | September2024 | 2024-25 |
| 33 | Second meeting, Gits Eloquence | September 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 34 | Business Quiz Prelims | October 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 35 | Group discussion, Round 1 | October 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 36 | Group discussion, Round 2 | October 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 37 | Group discussion Finals | October 2024 | 2024-25 |
| 38 | Business Quiz Finals | January 2025 | 2024-25 |
The Institution of Engineers(India)-Mechanical Engineering Division
The IE(I) Mechanical Engineering Division was enrolled as Students’ Chapter of IE(I) in July, 2015. All the Undergraduate students who are admitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering are members of IE(I), for the duration of the course. Scholarships are offered by IE for meritorious students of all four years.Industrial visits, seminars, webinars, technical workshops, conferences etc are conducted under the auspices of IE(I). Besides these, special events are also conducted in relation to special days like Engineers Day, World Environment Day etc.
Indian Institute of Welding (IIW INDIA)- IIW Saintgits Chapter
The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW-India) is a professional body devoted to the cause of promotion and advancement of welding science and technology in India. IIW Saintgits Chapter is the first Student chapter in the state and started in 2016 with institute membership and affiliated to IIW –Kochi. IIW Saintgits Chapter organizes Industrial visits, seminars; webinars, technical workshops, conferences etcfor the Mechanical Engineering Students in every year.
Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) is a non-profit making society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. It was initially founded in 1941 as the Association of Principals of Technical Institutions (APTI) and later transformed as ISTE in 1968 with a view to enlarging its activities to advance the cause of technical education. The key objective of the ISTE is to assist and contribute to the education and development of top quality professional engineers needed by industry and other organizations. Being the only national body of educators in the field of Engineering & Technology, ISTE endeavours to effectively contribute to various mission of the Government. It is well associated with the Ministry of HRD, AICTE/DST/MIT/State Governments etc. for the programmes related to Technical Education. ISTE works with the motto of Career Development of Teachers and Personality Development of Students and overall development of our Technical Education System. The strength of ISTE is the strong base it has in technical education institutions in the country. The ISTE activities at Saintgits commenced in the year 2003. At present, in Saintgits the ISTE has a very large and an effective membership base consisting of more than 1000+ Life Members, 5000+ Student members.
Er. Sailesh K S (ME Department Coordinator)
Activities:
AY 2021-2022
A career counselling session was conducted for the final year Mechanical engineering students in the field of OIL & GAS related job oriented diploma courses by TISAT Group Institutions on 25th May 2022.
The Design Stream of Mechanical Engineering Department and ISTE chapter of Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous) jointly organized a one-day hands-on Faculty Training Program on Autodesk Fusion 360 software on 24th May 2022.
MECHPRIZE, a merit scholarship exam initiated by National Council for Technology and Training (NACTET), New Delhi and implemented by Armstech Engineers Private Limited, a mechanical construction company based in Kerala was conducted in the online mode on 18th April 2022 for the final year mechanical engineering students. The winners of the programme were appreciated in the event held on 20thApril 2022 at the Mechanical Engineering seminar hall.
PMI KERALA ACADEMIC FORUM OF SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (PMIK AF SCE)
The first Engineering Academic Forum under PMI Kerala Chapter
About PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)
•PMI (Project Management Institute), Headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession.
•It holds more than 6,00,000 members and credential holders in more than 185 countries.
•It is a not-for-profit organization that advances the project management profession through globally recognized standards and certifications, collaborative communities, an extensive research program, and professional development opportunities.
•PMI advances careers, improves organizational success and further matures the profession of project management through its globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools academic research, publications, professional development courses, and networking opportunities.
•Project management is an exciting field. PMI-certified project managers are highly sought after and valued by employers, which is reflected in their compensation.
•According to PMI, employers will look to fill around 2.2 million project-related jobs each year through 2027, with project managers earning an average of 82 percent more than their non-projectized peers.
Visit http://www.pmi.org for more details
About PMI KERALA CHAPTER
The PMI Kerala Chapter is one among the 8 local chapters of PMI India. The Chapter was established in the year 2003 with an aim to build professionalism in project management and also started Kochi branch operations in 2018.
Ever since its inception, the Chapter has been providing significant value not restricted to the project management community, but also to the society. Visit http://pmikerala.org/ for more details
About PMI KERALA ACADEMIC FORUM OF SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (PMIK AF SCE)
An academic forum is designed under a PMI chapter as a platform for the Project Management professionals of a chapter to share knowledge, experience and also to promote globally accepted and standardized best practices of project management towards project excellence among the students of various institutes.
PMI Kerala Academic Forum of Saintgits College of Engineering (PMIK AF SCE) was inaugurated on 3rd November 2018 (the first of its kind among engineering colleges in Kerala).
The academic forum aims on
ü Giving a good exposure to engineering students about project management and,
ü Nurturing a good insight about the importance of project management for an engineering career.
ü Giving hands on training program on professional certification training.
Visit https://pmikaf.saintgits.org/ for more details
LIST OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF PMIK AF SCE
AY 2021-22
Induction Programme on 19th December, 2021 for new 194 members.
Chief Guest:
Shri. Jayakishore S R PMP, DASSM
(President – PMI Kerala Chapter)
Followed by a session on Project Management – A Life Skill by Chief Guest, Shri. Jayakishore S R on 19th December, 2021
PMI Kerala Chapter President, Shri. Jayakishore S R gave an overview of the PMI Kerala Chapter and its activities.
PMI Kerala Chapter President, Shri. Jayakishore S R also announced the Forum Office Bearers of AY 2021-22 on 19th December, 2021
Expert talk on 4th February, 2022
Topic: “Professional Networking: Purpose and Benefits”
by,
Shri. Harikuttan Kochukunju,
VP – Operations, PMI Kerala Chapter
Expert talk on 5th February, 2022
Topic: “Importance of Supply Chain Management and Introduction to Supply Chain Visibility”
by,
Shri. Aby Punnoose,
Senior Consultant, Fourkites Inc., Chennai
LIST OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF PMIK AF SCE
AY 2020-21
Induction Programme on 19th December, 2020 for new 141 members.
Chief Guest:
Mr. Lee R Lambert
(Founder of PMP, PMI Fellow)
USA
Induction Programme on 19th December, 2020 for new 141 members.
The inauguration of the induction program was conducted by solving a jigsaw puzzle that reveals our logo.
Guest of honor, Lee R. Lambert, with Dr. Krishna Kumar T I, and JAYAKISHORE S R solved the puzzle and inaugurated the ceremony.
Followed by a session on Introduction on Project Management by Chief Guest, Mr. Lee R. Lambert on 19th December, 2020
PMI Kerala Chapter President, Dr. Krishna Kumar T I gave an overview of the PMI Kerala Chapter and its activities.
He also announced the Forum Office Bearers – 19th December, 2020
One-on-one mentoring session on 30th January 2021
One-on-one mentoring session with student members from B.Tech (CSE), and MBA of PMI Kerala Academic Forum of Saintgits College of Engineering was conducted on 30th January 2021.
One-on-one mentoring session on 31st January 2021
One-on-one mentoring session with student members from B.Tech (CSE), and B.Tech (ME) of PMI Kerala Academic Forum of Saintgits College of Engineering on 31st January 2021
LIST OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF PMIK AF SCE
AY 2019-20
Induction Programme on 19th October, 2019 for new 145 members
Induction Programme on 19th October, 2019 was inaugurated by Dr. Krishnakumar T I, President – PMI Kerala Chapter
Office Bearers
The website www.pmikaf.saintgits.org was launched by Dr. Krishna Kumar T I, President PMI Kerala on 19th October, 2019
LIST OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF PMIK AF SCE
AY 2018-19
PMI Kerala Academic Forum of Saintgits College of Engineering (PMIK AF SCE) was inaugurated on 3rd November 2018
PMIK AF SCE was inaugurated on 3rd November 2018 with 51 members
Shri. Rajeev Rajasekhara Panicker, Former President PMI Kerala Chapter inaugurated the Forum
Signing of MoU between Saintgits College of Engineering and PMI Kerala Chapter
The Forum started with 51 student members during the AY 2018-19
Expert talk on 3rd November 2018
Topic: “Project Management as a Life Skill”
by,
Shri. Rajeev Rajasekhara Panicker
Group Project Manager, Infosys, Thiruvananthapuram
Office Bearers
Tony V Raju
President of the Forum 2015 – 2019 ME
Ananthu Harikumar
Secretary of the Forum
2015 – 2019 ME
Ashish M Jacob
Treasurer of the Forum
2016 – 2020 ME
Philip Jacob Perakathu
Forum Convener
Assistant Professor,
Saintgits College of Engineering
One-on-one mentoring sessions on 3rd November 2018
Shri. JAYAKISHORE S R, Deputy Manager, BrahMos Aerospace, Thiruvananthapuram with his mentee
Shri. DILEEP VISWANATHAN, Engineering Program Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bangalore with his mentee
SAE BAJA 2022 TEAM STRIDERZ RACING
REPORT
Team Striderz Racing of Saintgits College of Engineering, Pathamuttom Kottayam designed and manufactured an All-Terrain Vehicle for participation in the SAE India BAJA 2022 event organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) – the leading organisation for Automotive Engineersworldwide.
The team comprised of 27 undergraduate students of the Mechanical Engineering department of Saintgits College of Engineering, led by team captain Leon Vincent with Asst. Professor BibinVarkey& Mathew Joseph as faculty advisors. This is the seventh time Striderz team that have qualified for the annual SAE India BAJA main event.
Events began with Phase 1 where an online quiz and Team presentation was conducted in online mode(3-5 September 2021). Then the team presented a CAD model of the vehicle at Phase 2 “Virtual BAJA” round held in online mode (8-12thDecember 2021) where 180 teams from all around the country participated and we are one among twelve teams to have qualified for the SAE India BAJA 2022 event from the state ofKerala.
Fabrication of the vehicle began in December, 2021 immediately after announcement of the results of Virtual BAJA. The whole manufacturing process was completed in February, 2022 and after real-world testing, the buggy was flagged off on 21thMarch 2022 by Dr.Josephkunju Paul C, Principal along withEr. Punnoose George, Executive Chairmanand Dr. Jacob T Varghese, Head of the Department, MechanicalEngineering.
Team Striderz successfully completed the final competition held at NATRAX Automotive test track Pithampur, Madya Pradesh conducted during April6-10, 2022. The team have cleared all technical inspections and passed the brake test in the first attempt. The team participated for acceleration event, sledge pull, maneuverability test and completed the 4 hours endurance race. Six student members of our team cleared the BAT exam conducted as part of placement drive and four of them placed in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
The vehicle is a single-seater off-road race-car capable of traversing rough and challenging terrain while still ensuring safety of the occupant. The buggy is built around a tubular space-frame chassis made of high-strength steel with custom-made suspension and steering components, and lightweight body panels, most of which were manufactured by the students themselves.Power comes from a 305cc Briggs and Stratton 10hp engine that drives the rear wheels via a CVT automatic transmission that was specifically developed for this particular vehicle.
