2010 - 2024
ELECTRIC CARS
NRX
NRX was the first UK built electric car to pass Formula Student scrutineering. Weighing in at 314kg it featured an aluminium honeycomb sandwich panel monocoque, and was powered by an EMRAX 228 with a new HV motor producing more torque driven by a more sophisticated motor driver. New pushrod suspension geometry, cooling package and telemetry sensors for better data collection and analysis.
NR9
Prior to NRX, this was the closest we had come to competing dynamically at Formula Student with an electric car. It passed all of electrical scrutineering, something we believe no other UK electric team had done at that time. However, NR9 was not allowed to compete as the brakes could not be locked without assistance from the regenerative braking system.
NR8
Our first attempt at moving to a fully electric race car utilising a high power 3-phase motor. Also out first attempt implementing a lightweight sandwich panel monocoque chassis.
What we learned:
The monocoque chassis improved performance vastly with its reduced weight and greater torsional stiffness. It's worth the cost. However, with the new un-charted territory of High Voltage wiring, much more attention is required to pass the stringent scrutineering
