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Revolutionizing Electric vehicles

 

Penn Electric Racing is the University of Pennsylvania’s Formula SAE Electric
Team. Each year, we build an award winning, fully electric racecar that aims to push the envelope, bringing together Penn’s brightest engineers in the process.

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ABOUT US: BY THE NUMBERS

 

100+ students. 50+ sponsors. 1 team. 

 

10+ years. 9 cars. 39 trophies.

 

75m in 3.807s, a former American record.

 

0-60mph in 2.65s, a former North American EV Record

 

34 custom circuit boards. 1M+ lines of code.

 

200,000+ hours spent learning.

Our Legacy

We joined FSAE EV a decade ago, continuing the long legacy of motorsports at Penn.

 

REV9

2023-2024

Surprisingly lighter while preserving high-performance

 

REV8

2022-2023

Most tuned and tested car to date.

 

REV7

2020-2022

REV7 brought us back to in-person national competition for the first time since 2018.

 
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REV6

2019-2020

Our third four wheel drive car, REV6, built on the developments made in REV4 and REV5, although our season was unfortunately cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

REV5

2018-2019

North America’s first 4 wheel drive to place at competition.

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REV4

2017-2018

Our first racecar with 4 wheel drive and custom in wheel powertrain.

 

REV3

2016-2017

Placed first at Formula Lincoln with best 0-75m acceleration in North America, faster than freefall.

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REV2

2015-2016

Broke the North American 0-75m Acceleration Record with a 0-60mph time of 2.6s.

 

REV1

2014-2015

America’s first fully functional, student built, electric racecar.

 

REV0

2013-2014

 

OPUS

2011-2013

Converted Honda Ruckus to electric.

Cells: 18650 Li-ion | Peak Power: 8.5 hp
Top Speed: 50 mph | Pack Voltage: 72 V
Peak Current: 100 A | Capacity: 2.7 kWh
Weight: 240 lbs | Range: 60 miles

 
 

RENEGADE

2006-2011

NHRA Dragster

Cells: Deep-cycle Lead Acid | Peak Power: 250 hp
Peak Torque: 500 lb-ft | Top Speed: 100 mph
Pack Voltage: 276 V | Peak Current: 1000 A
Weight: 3000 lbs

 
 

SOLAR CARS

1989-2006

The 1997 Independence, pictured here.