Rice Electric Vehicle Team (REV) is a student-run organization at Rice University that designs and constructs efficient electric vehicles.
Rice Electric Vehicle Team (REV) is a student-run organization that designs and constructs electric powered efficiency vehicles and enters local, national, and international efficiency car competitions.
05/02/2018
Kudos to the Rice Electric Vehicle Team for a great showing at the Shell Eco Marathon last weekend.
"I could not be more proud of the way this team was able to push through some difficult challenges." - Gigi Rill, REV president and MECH senior.
Read more: http://ow.ly/6Cm030jNsJO
04/22/2018
So unfortunately our season comes to an end without a run. Our goal at competition was to pass technical inspection, something we haven’t successfully done since 2012. We accomplished this and have plans in place to succeed next year. Many thanks to all the great people and mentors who tuned in to follow the team this year. Keep up with the exciting events that will be going on next year!
04/22/2018
WE PASSED TECHNICAL! Next stop: a track run tonight. Stay tuned!
For more pictures of the event, see the official Shell Eco Marathon Americas Flickr!
04/21/2018
Shell Eco Marathon Day 2: we officially kicked off the Shell Eco Marathon with the large team photos and some speeches to welcome the teams. Crisis of the day was that we realized our 37 volt battery was unusable, setting off a wild search to find a new one. These batteries are very difficult to find (we can’t use generic batteries or car batteries). Fortunately our wonderful neighbors James B. Dudley High School loaned us one of their spares and we are back on track to compete. We passed 7/12 technical aspects due to a time crunch and are planning on passing the rest this morning. Let’s go owls!
04/20/2018
Here's a link to the live technical and racing results from the weekend. Follow the link to the results page and specify "Urban Concept" and "Battery Electric" at the drop down tab on the top. We will also be updating ourselves as we have results.
Live results View the live results from Technical Inspection and On-track mileage at Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2018.
04/20/2018
Hello from sunny (and surprisingly cold) California! Day one of the Shell Eco Marathon went well, with the car getting ready for competition. Goals for today include passing technical inspection (this morning) and getting some time on the track. I’ll be posting a link to follow the live results of our technical inspection as well as any official track times we have. Stay tuned!
04/17/2018
04/15/2018
Check us out on channel 39! Three more days!
Rice students get ready to rev their engines at Shell Eco-marathon Americas event HOUSTON - Rice University students are helping find new ways to create energy efficient vehicles, as they get ready to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas on April 19-22 in California. The Rice Electric Vehicle team of about 20 students has worked to manufacture a battery electric-powered 'Ur...
04/13/2018
Car shipped out on Tuesday! We’ll see it in Sonoma!
04/03/2018
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2018 Car Reveal, including our guest speakers, Charles D. McConnell and Fred Higgs. The countdown to competition is on!
Photos by Wesley Yee
04/03/2018
Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday! We will have photos of the event up shortly!
The Rice Electric Vehicle team gets ready to race The Rice Electric Vehicle Team unveiled its competition car March 31 for the upcoming Shell Eco-Marathon Americas.
This unique interdisciplinary group of students represents all academic years and over ten different majors at Rice University. Rice Undergraduates participate in a large-scale, multidisciplinary design project, enabling them to gain hands-on experience in topics outside their major and work alongside students from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. This club also provides an opportunity to practice teamwork, leadership, collaboration, and professional skills.
The team participated in its first competition in Spring 2012 at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas (SEMA), an international competition which scores vehicles based on their energy efficiency. The RSC Enterprise placed at an impressive second in the Solar Prototype category. The Rice Electric Vehicle team hopes to continue serving as a tangible application and example of the engineering excellence at Rice University.
