NORMA Group sponsoring cooling system for Formula Student electric race car
Maintal, Germany, June 22, 2023
NORMA Group is supporting FaSTDa Racing, the student racing team at Hochschule Darmstadt, University of Applied Sciences, by providing a cooling system for their electric racing car. Development engineers and employees from NORMA Group’s prototype construction department helped the students select components and fit the line system. NORMA Group made its workshop facilities in the prototype construction department available so that the team could install the cooling system.
“Innovative strength is an integral part of NORMA Group’s DNA and that is why we are happy to support the student team in this ambitious development project,” says CEO Guido Grandi. “Our high-performance and weight-reduced cooling systems are used in prominent electric vehicles ranging from premium cars to compact vehicles and e-trucks. We are pleased that a customized system will be able to demonstrate its performance in the electric racing vehicle.”
The cooling system for the e-race car is several meters long and consists of plastic smooth and corrugated tubes, connectors and T-shaped hose connectors. Konstantin Kleefoot of Team FaSTDa notes: “We rely heavily on support from the industry to develop our electric race car. We would like to express our gratitude to NORMA Group for supporting us with proven components and expertise.”
Stephan Mann, Director R&D Fluid at NORMA Group: “Proper thermal management has a significant impact on the range of electric vehicles. Our cooling systems are designed to keep the battery and the powertrain at an optimal temperature. The exchange of ideas and information regarding the FaSTDa team’s requirements and the shared determination to find the best solution was enriching for both sides.”
The student team FaSTDa Racing has specially developed and designed the all-electric vehicle for the 2023 racing season. It will start participating in the races of the international motorsport competition Formula Student beginning in July. Several hundred student teams take part in the competition which covers various aspects of automotive manufacturing from design and development to marketing and business administration.
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