http://www.monroenews.com/news/2013/may/05/mccc-students-build-electric-car/ [image] Mccc Students Build Electric Car By Charles Slat May 5 2013
[image / Tom Hawley http://monroenews.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2013/05/05/monroe-69x7nqoelhwv9yg0oqy_original.jpg Wyatt Empie, of Ida, a second year student at Monroe County Community College drives the SAE electrical car built by the special project SAE electrical car class video http://youtube.com/watch?v=mPaAE5_cAfA MCCC electric car monroenews May 3, 2013 A short video of the inaugural run of an electric car built by the industrial technology students at Monroe County Community College in Monroe, Mich. ] Wyatt Empie spent part of his class time at Monroe County Community College on Friday inside a low-slung learning lab. The student from Ida climbed behind the wheel of an experimental electric vehicle he and fellow automotive engineering students cobbled together as a potential entry in the Society of Automotive Engineers student electric car competition. MCCC has entered traditional internal combustion engine cars in SAE competitions over the years, but this will be the school’s first electric entry. “We converted one of the old gas-fueled cars to electric,” explained Don Kehrer, MCCC assistant professor of automotive engineering technology. Students from various courses contributed to the effort because its construction incorporated a range of disciplines, everything from welding to electronics to computer technology to design. “It truly represents kind of a symbiotic relationship between all the programs,” said Tom Harrill, assistant professor of electronics and computer technology. Sound Cloud MCCC Electric car gallery A group of students who had been working on it lifted the 800pound vehicle from a fabrication stand in a workshop outside the MCCC industrial technology building and kept their fingers crossed that it would start and be able to be testdriven in a nearby parking lot. Looking a bit like a go-kart on steroids, the vehicle sprang to life with the turn of a key. A siren like warning horn sounded and a red light mounted on the rollbar began rotating. “First thing, check the brakes because you want to make sure you can stop,” advised Mr. Harrill. The students then took turns taking spins around the parking lot, learning that their electric creation did not behave like a traditional car, especially when accelerating. “It doesn’t work like a normal car,” Mr. Empie said. “You just push the gas pedal down and keep it at steady pressure.” You Tube Video MCCC student-built electric car video The pedal has limited movement and the car builds speed as long as the pedal is pushed down. If the pedal is pushed too far, the motor cuts out as a safety feature. A 72 volt array of lithium iron phosphate batteries power the car and theoretically can get it up to 70 mph. “We haven’t actually been able to test that yet, but we think it will,” Mr. Empie said. The vehicle has a range of about 40 miles before needing recharged. Mr. Kehrer said the car is not quite ready for this year’s SAE competition but likely will be tweaked in time for next year’s contest. Meanwhile, the students involved in the project have gotten a taste of current changes in the auto industry. [© 2013 Monroe Publishing Company] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: ZeitEco Electric Is A Swiss Army Knife On Wheels EVLN: CO Gov Hickenlooper signs SB13-126 permiting l1&l2 EVSE installs EVLN: LEAF EV Norway’s second best selling car (video) EVLN: Pikes Peak Return For Upgraded TMG EV P002 racer + EVLN: Convert your classic car to battery power {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Mccc-Students-Build-Electric-Racer-video-tp4662964.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
