InMotion

InMotion (also known as Automotive Technology InMotion) is a student team focused on electric racing and fast charging innovations. InMotion is based in Helmond and is composed mostly of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Fontys University of Applied Sciences. There have been four different project race cars that have been created over the years.

This article is about the Dutch electric car racing team. For the New Zealand transport company, see InMotion Group. For other uses, see In Motion.

InMotion
Founded atEindhoven
Location
Electric Lap Record Circuit Zandvoort[1]
1:48:371 (Beitske Visser, 2017)
Electric Lap Record Circuit Zolder[2]
1:42:641 (Xavier Maassen, 2017)
Electric Lap Record TT Circuit Assen[3]
1:43:059 (Jeroen Mul, 2018)
Websitewww.inmotion.tue.nl

History

The team was founded in 2012 by Albert Maas under the guidance of Maarten Steinbuch.[4] In 2017, the Fusion, the team’s first car, was built.[4] The Fusion is an electric formula car and holds the electric lap record in Circuit Zandvoort,[1] Circuit Zolder[2] and TT Circuit Assen.[3] After the Fusion, the team developed an endurance race car, the Vision. Currently the team is working on a new car, a Ginetta G58 (also known as LMP3 style), which has their Electric Refueling technology and is going to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in the Garage 56 class.[5] Currently the team has around fifty students working on the current project car.[6]

Vehicles

Ignition

The Ignition model was the first project race car designed and was powered by bio-ethanol before the team moved into electrification with the next model.[7]

Fusion

The InMotion team launched its first full electric racing car in 2016. The car was based on the former Formula Bio car has been built on a carbon fiber chassis. The full electric engine has a better power to weight ratio compared to a Formula E car.[8] The car made its track debut at Circuit Zandvoort during the 2016 Masters of Formula 3 event. Drivers Xavier Maassen and Jan Lammers gave the car a shakedown.[9] In 2017 USF2000 driver Rinus van Kalmthout did a straight line test at the Automotive Campus Helmond test track (part of the A270 motorway). During the year the team improved track records for electric cars at two tracks. Beitske Visser improved the record at Zandvoort.[10][11] Testdriver Maassen beat the track record for electric cars at Circuit Zolder, previously held by Bert Longin in a Tesla Roadster.[12] Currently, the Fusion is an electric formula car and holds the electric lap record in Circuit Zandvoort,[1] Circuit Zolder[2] and TT Circuit Assen.[3]

Vision

The third vehicle was also all-electric is called the Vision with the goal of racing in the 24 hours of Le Mans.[5][7] The vehicle debuted in 2018 and the new goal of the all-electric race car was to be focused on fast charging with the goal of fast charging the vehicle in 7.5 minutes.[6]

Revolution

Current project race car designed to be ready to showcase the fast-charging technologies applied by the team to be ready for full electric endurance racing.[7]

References
  1. Gerth, Tim (4 June 2017). "InMotion smashes electric track record at Zandvoort". Cursor. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. Jeltes, Tom (17 July 2017). "InMotion adds electric record in Zolder to its haul". Cursor. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. Stuifzand, Carla. "A new lap record for InMotion at Ciruit Assen". ICT Group. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. InMotion,"How it All Began" Archived 18 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Staff Writer. "24 hours of Le Mans is a means, solution electric driving is the goal". Studio 040 News. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. Mehra, Renske (18 September 2018). "Student team InMotion presents new electric race car". Innovation Origins. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. Staff Writer (16 September 2021). "InMotion: Dutch students invent an ultra-fast charging electric battery for the 24 hours of Le Mans". Business Solutions: Atlantic France. The Economic Development Agency of French Region. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. "IM/e". InMotion. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. "InMotion". TU/e. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. "Studententeam uit Eindhoven verbetert elektrisch ronderecord Circuit Zandvoort". Motorsport.nl. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. Saunders, Sarah (28 June 2017). "InMotion Electric Race Car Hits the Track for a Record-Breaking Run with Materialise and 3D Printed Titanium Y-Joints". 3DPRINT. 3DR Holdings.
  12. "IM/e verpulvert elektrisch ronderecord Circuit Zolder". Autosport.be. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.