The main focus of the DUT12 is four wheel drive, with this concept we aim to improve our efficiency. This improvement makes it possible to downsize the accumulator and thereby reduce the weight significantly. The improved efficiency will be reached by reusing the energy which else would be lost by braking. The DUT12 will do this by using the motors as generators and store the energy in the accumulator. This concept needed a different type of cell which led us to Melasta. Read more…

After an intensive concept- and design phase it is time for the members of the DUT Racing Team to enjoy the Christmas holidays. Read more…

Monday the 19^th of December DUT12 team organized the Design Presentation of the DUT12 car. During this presentation the attendees were told about the team, there activities and the final result, the design of the DUT12 car. Before we go in it a bit deeper we would like to look back on the past four months and remind ourselves on how it all started. Read more…

This year we will use a new production method for building the monocoque. We will go from vacuum infusion process to prepregs. Read more…

Wednesday the 9th of November the Rabobank organised its Membership Day in ‘Sportpaleis Alkmaar’, completely devoted to sustainability. The presence of Jacqueline Cramer, former Dutch minister of Housing, Planning and Environment completed the theme by being one of the speakers. On this day, several other presentations were held by authorities in the field of sustainability.

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