is not quite there yet. This year they are aiming for sub-3 seconds for their 2022 car .
Last year, the team faced ongoing issues with overheating and reduced performance from the motors on their QEV-3 vehicle. They had wired the four electric motors to the rest of the system using the rules-mandated connection type. As it turns out, their motor manufacturer had specified a particular connection style that was in direct contravention of the rules .
“At the end of the day, these are incredibly complex, prototype vehicles. We design, build and optimize a new car every single year so these cutting-edge pieces of machinery are always going to be tricky to get right! The fact that we’reThe QUT Motorsport team is always pushing the limits, so there is no instruction manual. The work is research in action, involving a variety of disciplines.