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2025 FSAE Car

  • ​Our 2nd EV and 5th Car Ever!
  • 404V Custom Accumulator and Battery Management System
  • Single Inboard Rear Mounted Emrax 228 Axial Flux Motor
  • V1 Drexler Limited Slip Differential
  • Two Piece Aluminum 10" Keizer Rims
  • Ohlins TTX25 Coil-Over Shocks
Vehicle Overview
Drivetrain 
  • Emrax 228 Axial Flux Motor
  • V1 Drexler Limited Slip Differential
  • 7075 T6 Aluminum Custom Milled Chain Drive System
  • Aluminum Drive Shaft with Floating Drive Sprocket
Accumulator
  • 404V 6.5 kWh
  • Welded aluminum container
  • 96 18Ah Melasta pouch cells
  • Custom BMS
Suspension
  • 16 x 7.5 – 10 LCO Hoosier tires
  • 10" Keizer aluminum wheel shell and billet aluminum center
  • Double unequal length wishbone independent suspension
  • Pull rod actuated in front and push rod actuated in rear spring and damper
  • Titanium 6AI-4V Adjustable Rear Anti-Roll Bar
Cooling 
  • Single loop using 24V water pumps in series 
  • Designed to keep us cool in the average high temperature of Michigan in June
  • Radiator is mounted overtop of the accumulator so we can implement ducting at a later date
Chassis 
  • 4130 Chromoly steel space frame​
Aero body and Composites
  • Carbon Fiber Composite Nosecone and Body Panels
  • Aerodynamically Considerate Design Specifications
Brakes
  • Wilwood GP200 Dual Piston Calipers
  • Tilton 78 Series Master Cylinder
  • Custom Normalized 4130 Steel Floating Rotors
Cockpit and Controls
  • Custom molded carbon fiber seat
  • Carbon fiber and honeycomb steering wheel with 3D printed grips
  • Aluminum pedals adjustable for driver height and desired pedal ratio
Electrical 
  • HV to power tractive system with the energy stored in the accumulator 
  • LV to run sensors and driver controls and indicators 
  • Designed in Altium Designer and tested through rapid iterative development
  • Custom designed and in-house assembled PCBs 

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