UBC Formula Electric 2020 Vehicle
UBC Formula Electric is looking to secure $10,000 in funding to support the development of our 2020 vehicle design. Your support will help us reach our goal of placing within the top 5 teams at the FSAE Lincoln competition in 2020!
Story Description
UBC Formula Electric is a student-led team that designs and builds electric formula-style racing vehicles. Our team demonstrates the benefits of electric vehicles as an alternative to fossil-fueled transportation. Through educating others as we educate ourselves, we aim to show that not only are electric vehicles sustainable environmentally, they are also powerful, precise, and inexpensive cars.
This year’s vehicle will be a massive improvement over our previous design. The team will be redesigning all of the vehicle sub systems using the lessons learned from the previous build. This means that many of the most expensive aspects of the car will need to be purchased. These items include batteries, motors and inverters.
Challenges & Impact of Your Support
There are high project costs associated with designing and manufacturing a competitive electric vehicle. To improve on our previous design, new components that are integral for our electric vehicle will be required. These items are essential to improving the vehicle design and performance. Individuals who support the team will be giving UBC Formula Electric the opportunity to succeed at competition. This success will enable us to provide great learning experiences well into the future.
About UBC Formula Electric
Our team is made up of 70 undergraduate students from UBC. Though the team is primarily made up of students from each of the engineering programs, there are also students from the UBC Arts and Business faculties. Each individual on the team is dedicated to improving their engineering and administrative skillset while assisting in the development of sustainable and innovative designs. Students on the team work incredibly hard to improve the vehicles design while teaching new members the building blocks of engineering and sustainability.
