UoP Racing Newsletters 1st Issue (March 2014) | Page 4

Team’s target of running a fully electric
racecar for the first time in UoP Racing’s
history proved to be a wise and
successful decision. The members of UoP
Racing Team designed and built UoP4e,
despite the lack of previous background,
and gained valuable knowledge and
experience in electric power train.
The fifth car of our team is a car which
incorporates hard work and pure
imagination for another step forward.
This evolutionary car's highlight is the
whole new electric drivetrain plus
monocoque chassis design. It has a more
complex geometry than our last three
cars , thus achieving a 40% stiffer
monocoque having a small weight
penalty. Significant weight reduction was

achieved through the development of the
first generation of CFRP wishbones and
redesigning
the
unsrung
mass
components .
Additionally, team members achieved to
develop a reliable yet powerful
powertrain for the first ever built electric
formula student type vehicle in Greece,
including cutting edge technology like
Li-Po battery cells, a single P.M.A. motor
and direct transmission.

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