Though it took a little longer than we expected, we have bent our roll hoops for the chassis. We would like to thank Ricky and everyone else at Cantibrigian Mechanics, the makers of Commonwelth Cycles, for lending us their tube bender. Now that the roll hoops are done, we can carry on with welding the rest of the frame together.
Do you like racing? Curious how a hybrid works? Do you want to build and drive a racecar?
Visit the Tufts Hybrid Racing Team at the Club Fair this Tuesday (9/13) from 5 to 7pm on the Res. Quad, and learn more about our team and how you can get involved!
This week our battery management system (BMS) arrived. This small black box and the accompanying cell boards work together to keep our lithium ion batteries working within their operating limits. While lithium ion batteries are very light and packed with energy, they can be easily damaged if their voltage, temperature, or discharge currant is outside a small range. The BMS closely monitors our batteries to make sure they perform at their best, and with its arrival we can start to assemble our battery packs!
After taking a few weeks off following the end of the semester, The Tufts Hybrid Racing Team is back in action, putting the finishing touches on the design of the THR 12. Today, we also received our lithium ion batteries from Dow Kokam, our latest partner. The THR 12 will be our first car to use lithium ion technology, and everyone on the team can’t wait to see the punch that these small cells pack.