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The LTU Formula Electric Team is faced with the task of designing, fabricating, assembling, and testing an all-electric formula race car.
LTU incorporated the Formula Electric Team in the fall of 2018. This is a year-long senior design project made up of mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineering students. Each student is essential to complete this project.
This project provides students a unique opportunity to gain real hands on experience, something they could not get in the classroom. This project will help the students in their internships, and future jobs. With more and more companies going to all electric vehicles, this project will help students understand how to create a high performance racing vehicle that is also fuel efficient.
Formula HybridTM is a design and engineering challenge for undergraduate university students. Endorsed by SAE International and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), it is unique among SAE competitions in its blend of both mechanical and electrical engineering.
Students design, build, and race an open-wheel, single seat, plug-in hybrid racecar that conforms to Formula HybridTM rules, which emphasize drive train innovation and fuel efficiency in high-performance applications. Formula HybridTM builds upon the Formula SAE® program and takes it to the next level by adding a new layer of complexity and an additional technical challenge.
The Formula HybridTM competition focuses on the vehicles’ performance in three tests: acceleration, autocross, and endurance. The most challenging event at the competition is endurance, which tests how fast the vehicles can complete a course with a limited amount of energy.
Competition takes place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway April 28 – May 1, 2025.
The 2025 Lawrence Technological University Formula Electric vehicle stemmed from the designs of the previous team, but all subsystems underwent major changes. This vehicle utilizes a rear-wheel chain sprocket drivetrain and an inline electric motor. The accumulator is a three-tier stacked design with 4 battery segments that combine to 504 volts. Isolated containers for GLV systems allow the system to be self-contained. The chassis is powder-coated white, and multiple components are made of carbon fiber and aluminum throughout to reduce weight and enhance our sleek, high-performance aesthetic. The vehicle was designed with sustainability and completing the endurance event as a major focus. With an Emrax electric motor, Semikron Skai motor controller, multiple custom printed circuit boards, optimized motor and differential mounts, and a finely tuned, under-steering, suspension system riding on preloaded tapered bearings, this vehicle is ready to perform.
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2024 |
6th – Electric class |
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2023 |
3rd – Electric Class |
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2022 |
3rd – Electric Class |
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2020 |
10th – Electric Class |
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2019 |
7th – Electric Class |
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2018 |
6th – Hybrid Class |
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2016 |
7th – Hybrid Class |
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2015 |
8th – Hybrid Class |
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2014 |
2nd – Hybrid Class |
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2013 |
2nd – Hybrid Class
Ford Efficiency Award |
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2012 |
13th – Hybrid Class |
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2011 |
12th – Hybrid Class |
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2010 |
3rd – Hybrid Class 3rd – General Motors Award for Best Hybrid System Engineering |
By supporting this team, you are also helping us develop our education by allowing us to develop and work hands-on with new innovative green technologies. Very often our graduates end up working locally with the companies that sponsor us.
Sponsors logos are also placed on our vehicles for representation during the international Formula Hybrid competition. Your company will receive exposure to all industry professionals and companies that attend, as well as other universities and students!
All donations to the LTU Hybrid team are 501(c)(3) tax deductible.
Thank you to those who have helped us in the 2025 competition.
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