This document summarizes an upcoming industry night event featuring Tesla Motors and the Cal Poly Motor Car Association. It will include presentations from Chad Furey on motor design from his experience with Tesla and the Solar Vehicle Project at the University of Minnesota. The event will cover Tesla facilities, key Cal Poly Motor Car Association members and their roles, and the timelines and goals for their electric vehicle conversion project, which includes restoring the classic car for visibility and developing an electric powertrain to compete in races.

1. Industry Night
with
Tesla Motors
Cal Poly Motor Car Association

2. Colin Gillingham
Bio
Topics

3. Chad Furey
Tesla: Motor design
Solar Vehicle Project Project lead and
powertrain design, University of Minnesota
Focused on:
● Designing the mechanical battery and the
motor system.
● Pushing materials and getting donations for
the team.
● Recruitment and campus relations.

4. Facilities
Hangar Machine Shop
Bonderson Machine Shop
EE Dept. Facilities
-Power Electronics Lab

5. Hangar Machine Shop

6. Bonderson Building Machine Shop

7. Power Electronics Lab

8. Lead Team Members
Sam Cates- Business Project Lead
Max Kassan- Engineering Project Lead
Kishan Bhatt- Cal Poly Motor Car Association President
Matthew Hei- Sponsor Relations Lead
Justin Witt- Design Lead

9. And You!

10. Timelines
2 phases to project, 2 timelines
● Cosmetic Restoration
● Drivetrain Redesign
We originally tried to do both at same time.

11. W2013 S2013 F2013 W2014 S2014
Finish Cosmetic
Restoration
Design Subsystems
Secure Funding
Attract New Finish Begin Systems
Engineering Transition to Powertrain Integration
Talent IRA Development
Timelines

12. Cosmetic Restoration
Fully funded.
Increases visibility and viability of project.
Attracts younger Engineering students.
Lets us network with local businesses and
enthusiast groups.

13. Powertrain Development
Goals are:
● Bring modern performance to classic car via
electric drive.
● Usable city car for sponsor and university
publicity.
● Compete in ReFuel Race to demonstrate
performance
○ Entrants are usual professional engineering projects
and Tesla Roadsters.
● Closest mass-market EV is...

14. Tesla Model S Performance

15. Goals
Both Lotus Elise and Ford GT500 are
"Performance" Cars.
We're aiming for Lotus Elise method with:
● Reasonable HP and torque.
● Weight reduction.
● Precise controls.
● Neutral handling.

16. Previous Vision
Thomas Text

17. Current Vision
Multidisciplinary Engineering Team
Multiple Department/Senior Projects
● Battery Pack
○ Power, Range
○ Heating, Cooling
○ Monitoring
○ Charging
● Mechanical Drivetrain
● Controller Settings
● Telemetry, Gauges, Controls