K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering unveiled their First Electric Vehicle - 'Artemis' for the Formula Student competition, to be held in Germany

Team Orion Racing India to participate in the Formula Race Car Student competition to be held at Hockenheimring, Germany

Mumbai: 10th June 2019- Team Orion Racing India, to participate in the Formula Student competition at Hockenheimring, the global student formula racing competition in Germany. The students of K J Somaiya College of Engineering unveiled their First Electric Vehicle - 'Artemis' at Somaiya Vidyavihar campus on Monday, 10th June 2019. The team of 60 students, including 3 girls is from the first year to the fourth year of engineering.

The team has been working over the last 15 months in research, development, designing, manufacturing and validation of their First Electric Vehicle- 'Artemis' - a formula student racecar that goes from 0-100 in 4 seconds, and weighs 230 kg.

The competition to be held from 5th to 11th August 2019, will have 120 teams from across the world showcasing their design, engineering and project management skills.

The team decided to compete with an electric vehicle for the first time after an unbeaten run of 12 combustion vehicles in past 12 years to choose an eco-friendly option. 

Kartik Gandhi, one of the team members, Orion Racing India said, " As engineering students, working on this project is about real world experience in not only engineering knowledge and skills, but also on other skills such as presentation, innovation, and project management.  This team has won awards globally for many years. I am proud to be the member of this team.  Working on an electric formula race car, is a way to demonstrate that we can have sustainable solutions for all aspects of life. It is us the young engineers, who have to innovate to use engineering to make the world a fun and better place. With students from first year to final year on the team, the combining of different perspectives make for a great experience.  The support and guidance from the faculty and management makes a great difference.

Principal Dr Shubha Pandit, K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, said "We are happy about the past success stories of the team Orion Racing India (ORI). We encourage our students to participate in various competitions, as they learn more about practical aspects of engineering, as well as of implementing innovations. Teamwork, organizational skills, marketing and working under stress and deadlines are essential aspects which they learn when they participate and compete."

Features: Orion Racing Electric Vehicle

Single seater Formula 1 style race car

Motor: EMRAX 228

Weight of the car: 230 kg

Acceleration: 0 to 100 kmph in 4.6 sec

Self-designed Battery Management System

Incorporation of carbon fiber prepregs for manufacturing bodyworks and aerodynamic elements

Use of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) to manufacture our steering wheel

About Somaiya Vidyavihar: (www.somaiya.edu)

Padmabhushan Karamshi Jethabhai Somaiya founded Somaiya Vidyavihar an education trust in 1959, to provide quality holistic education. It was based on the belief that education is an essential pillar of nation-building with the power to change lives, and education must innovate to encourage the holistic development of youth. It is known as much for its Science, Technology, Engineering, Management, Social Sciences and Commerce programs, as for its programs for academic studies in various faiths and cultures of India.

Somaiya Vidyavihar fosters a start-up ecosystem that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration, accelerates innovation, and cultivates the next generation of start-up leaders.

Somaiya Vidyavihar encompasses 34 institutions, with more than 39,000 students and 1,500 faculty. Its main campus is in Mumbai, but Somaiya Vidyavihar also operates six schools in rural India, i.e. in Dahanu, Sakarwadi, Laxmiwadi, Kopargaon, Sameerwadi, Kutch, Bagalkot and Bhopal.