Who We Are
UConn Electric Motorsports is UConn's Electrical FSAE Team! UCEM is a relatively new student-run, professional organization that designs and builds an electric formula style race car. This club was created in response to the growing industry interest in electric vehicles to mitigate environmental impacts of internal combustion vehicles. We are committed to preparing the future engineering workforce for this ongoing societal challenge that we face. The team allows students to gain real world experiences in engineering design, manufacturing, marketing, and business outreach, with the capacity to incorporate every academic interest in order to achieve our greater project goals. UCEM strives to compete annually in the Formula SAE Electric collegiate competition in Lincoln, Nebraska.
This year is an exciting year to be a part of our club. We got our own shop space and are building our first prototype car, so there is a lot of work to be done! Since this is our first prototype, we plan on participating in the Pittsburgh Shootout Competition which gives us more time and is more price effective.
This year is an exciting year to be a part of our club. We got our own shop space and are building our first prototype car, so there is a lot of work to be done! Since this is our first prototype, we plan on participating in the Pittsburgh Shootout Competition which gives us more time and is more price effective.
The Competition
UCEM strives to compete annually in the FSAE Lincoln competition. This intercollegiate competition test the limits of undergraduate made vehicles in a series of static and dynamic events. In the static events, judges with years of industry experience evaluate cars based on its design, cost and marketability.
Student drivers then suit up to demonstrate the car's capacity on the race track. Teams compete for time on both the straight acceleration and figure-8 skid pad tracks, as well as in the autocross and 14 mile long endurance events. This combination of dynamic and static evaluations, test not only the car's practical ability, but the extent of the technical knowledge of the students that designed and built it.
Student drivers then suit up to demonstrate the car's capacity on the race track. Teams compete for time on both the straight acceleration and figure-8 skid pad tracks, as well as in the autocross and 14 mile long endurance events. This combination of dynamic and static evaluations, test not only the car's practical ability, but the extent of the technical knowledge of the students that designed and built it.
