Revolve NTNU is
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...
's team for Europe's
Formula Student motorsport
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competition. Established in 2010 and with their first car completed in 2012, when they were the first Norwegian team to participate at the Formula Student competition, the team has expanded to 80 students from different
engineering
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disciplines at the university. They built Norway's first electric race car and Scandinavia's first four-wheel-drive electric race car.
History
2010–2012
The team was established in 2010, when it had eleven members, and first competed with a car named KA Borealis R at the 2012 Formula Student Competition, held at the British
Silverstone formula racing track. They were the first Norwegian team to enter, and won the newcomers' prize.
2013
The team's 2013 car, KA Aquilo R, placed 16th at Silverstone and won the National Instruments Measurement & Control Award.
[Camilla Kilnes]
"Denne elbilen skal bli raskere enn en Ferrari: NTNU-studenter skal bygge Norges første elektriske racerbil"
''Adresseavisen'', 24 October 2013.
2014
For 2014 Revolve NTNU built Norway's first electric race car,
[Marius Valle]
"Se den norske el-racerbilen suse opp Trollstigen"
''Teknisk Ukeblad'' (NTNU), 2 February 2017 (with video, English captions). KOG Arctos R. which placed 8th in the electric race car division.[Rune Nedrebø]
"Bygger racer-elbil for student VM"
''Stavanger Aftenblad'', 4 May 2015, updated 5 May 2015.
2015
The 2015 car, Vilje, the team's second electric car,[ placed 26th at Silverstone after a last-minute replacement of the motor with one hand carried from a manufacturer in Slovenia, and then 4th at Formula Student Austria and 6th in the Vienna e-Challenge.
In fall 2015 the race car building program became an official subject of study at the university; it was the basis of eleven master's theses in progress,]["Revolve-bilen skal filmes i Trollstigen"]
''Universitetsavisa.no'', 3 October 2016. , seven.[Roald Ramsdal]
"Studentene har redusert vekten på racerbilen med åtte kilo – og barberer enda mer av 0-100-tiden"
''Teknisk Ukeblad'' (NTNU), 28 April 2017.
2016
The 2016 car, Gnist, was Scandinavia's first four-wheel-drive electric race car.[
]
2017
The 2017 car, Eld,[ was converted for driverless operation.][Aagot Opheim]
"NTNU-studenter på verdenstoppen i racerbilkonkurranse"
''Adresseavisen'', 17 August 2018, updated 20 August 2018.
2018
In 2018 both Eld and Revolve NTNU's newest car with driver, Atmos, competed in Formula Student Germany, where Atmos placed second in the electric division.[
]
2019
In 2019 the team's car, Nova, placed second in the electric car division at Formula Student Austria.
Sponsors
Kongsberg Automotive ASA was the project's first major sponsor.[ Revolve NTNU also has a partnership with Petter Solberg and Petter Solberg Engineering since November 2011. Bertel O. Steen became a major sponsor in 2017. Other sponsors include ]Arrow
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and Midt-Norge Autolakk.[Sigrid Skjølsvold]
"Prestisjefylt prosjekt med Revolve NTNU"
''Trollheimsporten.no'', 6 April 2016.
References
External links
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Revolve NTNU official website
{{Sport in Trondheim
Formula SAE
Motorsport in Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sports clubs and teams in Trondheim
Student sports organizations
University and college sports clubs in Norway
2010 establishments in Norway
Auto racing teams established in 2010