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Electric Vehicle for the Green Grand Prix at WGI. R2900 Sean Harriman. Stakeholders. RIT eBike Club John Kennedy: Club President Scott Bellinger : Club Advisor Clark Hochgraf : Club Advisor RIT Dr. Alan Nye: Head of SAE Dr. Jacqueline Mozrall : KGCOE Assistant Dean
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Electric Vehicle for the Green Grand Prix at WGI R2900 Sean Harriman
Stakeholders • RIT eBike Club • John Kennedy: Club President • Scott Bellinger: Club Advisor • Clark Hochgraf: Club Advisor • RIT • Dr. Alan Nye: Head of SAE • Dr. Jacqueline Mozrall : KGCOE Assistant Dean • Green Grand Prix • Bob Gillespie: Race Coordinator • Craig Van Batenburg: GGP corp. Vice Chair, Tour De Sol Coordinator • Chris Hurd: Head of NYS Electrathon
Prelim Objective Tree The electric vehicle team needs a road registered vehicle that operates at highway speeds with a long enough range to compete in the GGP
Customer Input • Project to Broad for Senior Design • Electrical Power Source Decided on • Club History/experience • Simplicity • Ground Up Vehicle Design Too Much • Starting Chassis Required • Frame, wheels, brakes, suspension, seating • Road Registration of a Motorcycle simpler than car registration • Less stringent Safety requirements • 3 Wheel loop hole
Next Steps/Concerns • Rolling Chassis ready for powertrain required by Start of Winter qtr. at latest, (preferred by Fall qtr.) • Funding for Vehicle, Budget Required • Can’t achieve range w/ lead acid batteries • Approach Tesla for crash test car batteries