Vehicles

In Progress:

Double Seat Go-Kart

This next step in electric vehicle design combines new engineering skills and experience from Formula SAE Electric with lessons learned from previous versions to create a more capable and powerful go-kart that can outperform all other models, all while carrying a passenger.

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Current Models:

FIRESTORM

This go-kart is the reliable everyday driver built in 2022 and uses two motors coupled to a single chain for high pulling power. It frequently tows a passenger trailer and can go quite fast driving unloaded. It is equipped with all basic automotive features and lights with additional controls in the trailer.

GREEN LIGHTNING

This sleek and pointy go-kart is designed for speed with a dual-mode drive system. It uses a single 2kw direct drive motor and a large 400mm Ducted fan to provide an additional 50 lbs of thrust for accelerating faster than the maximum direct drive speed. Its 3 wheel design keep rolling friction low, but come at the cost of cornering performance.

Past Versions:

SKYFIRE

A dual motor go-kart with a bolted aluminum frame built in 2019 that lasted almost 3 years

PLYWOOD FLYER

a wide body go kart made from a single sheet of plywood in 2018 and was a sighificant step in power and overall handling

GLOWRIDER

A low-power go kart with many features including many lights and a fog machine built in 2017

PIONEER

The first motorized go-kart built in 2016 with a 350w motor kit was a good early learning platform for electric power systems

Thrust Vehicles:

Green Lightning I

A more aerodynamic version of Aircar II with larger tires for handling better on uneven terrain

Aircar II

A significant improement in thrust came from contra-rotating sets of blades inside a bucket-based shroud

Aircar I

This first version used a homemade motor and caster wheels and barely had enought thrust to move

Before Motors:

Just wood, wheels and a big hill

In the early days, I used to build simple gravity-powered carts out of scrap wood and lawnmower wheels and roll them down the local greenbelt path. It was a valuable learning period where I learned how to make functional steering and brakes as well as reduce friction as much as possible.

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