The SUNY Broome Green Van competes in Autocross.
SUNY Broome’s IEEE student club participated in the Toyota Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International Raceway on April 13. The IEEE club successfully reached their goals and took first place in the endurance portion of the event!
The single-day event featured a fuel-efficiency competition for drivers of alternate-fueled vehicles; fully electric, hybrid and traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles all competed. Individuals, colleges, universities, car clubs and manufacturers were all invited to participate. The day included a 100-mile, two-hour fuel economy event on the 2.45 mile WGI short track, and an Autocross sanctioned by the SCCA.
The SUNY Broome Green Van competes in Autocross.
SUNY Broome’s student IEEE club took a broken and retired electric utility van and converted the lead acid batteries to newer lithium ion batteries. Batteries were donated by BAE- hybrid bus division, as well as Gentherm of California. This year, modifications were focused on instrumentation. Students designed, built, and installed a custom voltage display panel, a custom dash display, a power meter, side view mirror cameras and a GPS.
This instrumentation helped the vehicle calculate a 157MPGe rating, which far exceeded their expectations!
SUNY Broome’s Green Van competes in the endurance race at the Green Grand Prix.
Thank you to our sponsors who made this possible: BAE Systems, Raymond Corporation, Gentherm, Redbarn and Hackerthreads.
The winning vehicle will be on display at the SUNY Broome Open House in the Ice Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28. Students, club chair Assistant Professor Gary DiGiacomo and Donovan McCarty will be on hand to answer questions.
For more information about the event, visit www.greengrandprix.com
SUNY Broome won gold in the endurance race of the Green Grand Prix.
