Electric Vehicles
We will be building an electric car using our previous internal combustion car’s chassis and suspension design. The goal is to design a good EV platform where the basics of electric vehicle design, packaging, and assembly will be built upon for later generations.
Leads
Embedded Lead: Cristian Cruz (cac190010@utdallas.edu)
Electrical Lead: Manuel De Jesus Contreras (mad210014@utdallas.edu)
Mechanical Lead: Fenton Luong (fxl180003@utdallas.edu)
Projects
Thermal Management
Motor
Battery
Inverter
Packaging
All HV and LV component will have to be easily accessible for the team to service and disassemble when needed
Powertrain
To maximize motor efficiency and tire tractive limit
Chassis
Modification to DFR’s old chassis design to accommodate for EV components and stricter EV rulesets
Sponsors
We thank our sponsor, Tesla, for making this possible for Dallas Formula Racing!
