Showing posts with label interesting tidbits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interesting tidbits. Show all posts

Sunday, October 24, 2021

MCI battery bus sets a world distance record in BC

Canadian highway bus darling MCI had a demonstration coach run through the province recently, where it set an electric bus distance record, going from Vancouver to Kelowna on a single charge:

https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/money/news/Business/Electric_bus_to_set_world_record_on_Kamloops_to_Vancouver_trek/

The same bus had actually set the previous record on a prior trip, from Kelowna to Delta, but had so much charge left in reserve, the crew gained confidence that the trip could be done in reverse, climbing up the Coquihalla Highway.

Photo by Jay Munoz of Caption Photography Media


Congratulations to the team behind the vehicle, from engineering, to craftsmen to operators, and thank you for making beautiful British Columbia a part of the record attempt!

Sunday, June 13, 2021

UVic Formula Racing speakers lineup

The UVic Formula SAE team has rounded up an exciting lineup of speakers for mobility engineering, racing, and electrical vehicle engineering in particular.  See the lineup here:



Wednesdays at 7 PM, if you would like to attend, just click on this Zoom link at the appropriate meeting start times in order to participate:

https://uvic.zoom.us/j/83651281189?pwd=dDBSejg5ekdrZHd5K3l6UFB0Wmkvdz09

This is quite the lineup of industry experts in their respective topics, so big thank you to the UVic Formula team for coordinating and sharing this resource with all of us!

Monday, March 11, 2019

SAE CDS article

Follow this link for an interesting article about one of our SAE Collegiate Design Series team captains:

https://www.vancourier.com/news/meet-one-of-ubc-s-engineering-women-making-inroads-in-male-dominated-field-1.23658264

We are proud to be associated with the next generation of technology leaders.  Keep up the good work!

Monday, January 8, 2018

Gold Section status!

Congratulations to SAE BC for being recognized as a Gold Section this year by SAE International for engagement with young professionals, support for educational initiatives, and use of the member connection website:


http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sae/17UPD12/index.php#/28

Thank you to all our members for helping us achieve this!  May we have another great year.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Monday, April 18, 2016

SAE British Columbia and BCIT Racing featured in SAE International newsletters

SAE BC's recent Jeff Dix event, "Virtually Zero" Vehicle Fatalities, is featured in this month's SAE Update:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sae/16UPD04/#/31

BCIT Racing is also featured in this month's SAE Momentum:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sae/16MOMP04/#/10

Follow those links to get insight on SAE International's worldwide activities!

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Using electric vehicles to power your home

One of our board members, Stuart Evans, was featured in this Vancouver Sun article:

http://www.vancouversun.com/smart+keeps+north+delta+family+connected+during+blackout/11342287/story.html?__lsa=f34e-e1ce

He was able to ride out the power outage created by the recent storms by plugging his home into his electric vehicle.