MIPS Project Detail:

Genovation Cars Inc

High Speed Dynamic Wind Tunnel Testing

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Company

Genovation Cars Inc

Rockville

Montgomery

County

, Maryland

Founded:

2011

Website:

https://genovationcars.com/

Company Description:

Genovation’s long-term goal is to be a premier provider of high-performance sustainable automobiles. The company is committed to advancing the state of the art in electrical vehicle (EV) technology with the knowledge that performance EVs will accelerate the delivery of sustainable products for future generations. Genovation’s GXE all-electric Corvette has broken several world records on multiple occasions. Through the development of the Genovation GXE Corvette, the company is raising the bar in energy storage, propulsion, composite and suspension technologies.

MIPS Project

High Speed Dynamic Wind Tunnel Testing

Project #

6023

|

MIPS Round

60 |

Starting Date:

Aug 2017

MIPS Project Challenge:
The goal of this MIPS project is to augment and modify the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) of Genovation’s GXE C7 corvette model with data collected from a series of static wind tunnel tests of a scaled vehicle model.

Project Scope:
For this MIPS project, a 3/8 scale model of the GXE C7 Corvette automobile will be constructed, put through comprehensive wind tunnel testing at the Glenn L. Martin wind tunnel, and extensive data will be collected for analysis.

The MIPS program will enable Genovation to achieve a critical success factor in the most cost-effective means possible. One of the biggest aspects related to automobile efficiency is air resistance. Typically, around 60 percent of the power required to cruise at highway speeds is used to overcome aerodynamic drag. This percentage increases the faster you go, as drag squares with speed (doubling speed increases drag four-fold). Automotive aerodynamics is also critically important for safety reasons, most notably to increase downforce. Great care is being taken to design the GXE with a healthy amount of downforce and aerodynamic stability.

Andrew Saul, CEO, Genovation Cars

Results:

The GXE wind tunnel program is currently in progress.

In February, 2017, the Genovation GXE C6 supercar broke the world speed record for fastest street-legal electric super car (209 mph) for the third time in 12 months. The GXE includes a state-of-the-art battery management system, inverters, batteries and electric motors that exceed 700-hp and 600 lb-ft of torque. Through improvements in development, the range has been extended to 150 miles during normal driving operation. The GXE supercar is designed for superior handling, with a near 50/50 weight distribution and optimized for a low center of gravity.

Genovation is currently in the testing and development phase for its GXE C7 and has begun accepting preorders for 75 production vehicles.