UCI Seniors prepare Delta for the Energy Invitational
UCI Delta CNG Racecar
The UCI Delta racecar has a CNG 450cc engine combined with a short-distance electric drive.
Another view of UCI’s Delta CNG-Electric racecar
3rd Year MEs and 4th Year EEs team up to run at EI2
Third year Mechanical Engineering majors joined a team of Electrical Engineering majors from UCI to prepare an all electric vectored drive system for the UCI Energy Invitational. The drive systems for Gamma is shown here.
Vectored electric drive
The vectored drive system consists of 15hp DC motors connected one to each of the rear drive wheels and controlled though a specially designed set of motor controllers.
1st and 2nd Year UCI Students to run in EI2
First and second year Engineering students at UCI have prepared a car for entry in the 2011 Energy Invitational. Here is a photo of their car.
UCIs Beta Car
It is powered by a 12hp Briggs and Stratton engine through a CVT and chain drive.
Saddleback College joins 2011 Energy Invitational
Saddleback College Formula V
Saddleback College will run their Formula V at the 2011 UCI Energy Invitational. Here is photo of the chassis and suspension without the body.
Formula V chassis