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eCube Motorsportexciting . efficient . environmental
Sustainable Rally A proposal for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Jonathan Dubé
Ameya Ahuja
Samuel Huber
Jan Sen Khoo
Thijs van Rees
Nader Zarei
SUSTAINABILITY
“…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs”
World Commission on Environment and Development
exciting . efficient . environmental
Environmental
Economical
Social
RALLYING
eCube Motorsport
© Andreas Mikkelsen
STAKEHOLDERS
“Motorsport must move to an efficiencybased competition”
-Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
“Relevance, Racing, Revenue and Re-evolution”
- Motorsport Industry Associaton
“The balance between sustainability combined with responsible spending and featured technology must be kept, not to drive customers away from a brand”
– Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport Director
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FAN SURVEY
Visually Exciting Driving
Important Neutral Unimportant
Would hybrid cars in motorsport improve the image of these cars?
Not at all A moderate amount A significant amount
Spectator opinion
Online Survey
312 Respondents
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THE IRC
Well established series
48 % growth in 2009 – 2010
53 million TV viewers in 2010
Top level drivers and manufacturers
Car solution at the pinnacle of the series
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CHAMPIONSHIP
ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Standard
BS OHSAS 18001 compliant
Clover leaf design
Efficiency
Restrictions
Other Measures
Minimum fuel
Maximum performance
Emission control
Resource control
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CAR SOLUTION
Safety
Performance
Environmental Impact
Cost
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ENGINE
1.2 Litre
Direct Injection
Turbocharging
Turbocompounding
BiofuelsSuper 2000 GT POWER© engine simulation
CAR SOLUTION SPECIAL STAGE
Combined
propulsion
Kinetic Energy
Recovery
Special Stage
Efficiency 31.2 %
LONGITUDINAL PERFORMANCE (ASPHALT)
MATLAB© SIMULINK© simulation
Reduced gear shift influence
Increased acceleration response
___ S2000.….. HRC
YAW PERFORMANCE (GRAVEL)
15 DOF nonlinear simulation
Retained vehicle handling characteristics
Potential for different driving strategies
___ S2000.….. HRC
CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES
Full electric mode ~50 kW
400 Nm
Lithium Ion
Permanent
Four wheel drive
Braking Kinetic Energy
Recovery
~70 kW
Full Electric and
Braking Efficiency
75.8 %
CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES
Charging mode Power the Vehicle
Power the Electric
Motor
Kinetic Energy
Recovery
Liaison Efficiency
44.6%
CAR SOLUTION LIAISON DISTANCES
207 KW
210 KW
245 NM
460 NM
3.6 KM/L
2.8 KM/L
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Fuel Consumption
(Liaison)
Fuel Consumption
(Special stage)
Power
Torque
S2000
HRC
7.4 KM/L
19.4 KM/L
eBOX
HC
CO
CO2
NOx
Fuel
PM “A proprietary solution concept of
eCube Motorsport to monitor the
emissions and fuel consumption of
every competitor in the IRC”
Energy
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eCHALLENGE
Promote sustainable technologies
Enhance competition
Reward efficient use of energy
Open to all IRC cars
Monitored by eBox
© Paul Tan
LAUNCH EVENT
Rally of Scotland
5 – 7 May 2012
Pre-rally display:
Edinburgh Castle
Service parks:
Stirling
Perth
Rally of ScotlandThe Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association
© world-guides
LAUNCH EVENT
Population Within Commuting Distance(Millions)
2.9
1.2
0.3
31.8% Of Total Distance Made Up Of Special Stages
25.1
27.7
Scotland
Monaco
France
21
31
20 (target by 2020)
Rally of ScotlandThe Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association
% Total Energy From Renewable
Sources
SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION
Viability
Community
Economy
Environment
3.6
3.8
2.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
2.7
4.2
Sustainability index
out of 5
IRC
HRC
SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION
Overall Sustainability Index
3.0
3.7
IRC
HRC
23%
CONCLUSION
Maintained excitement to fans
Increased relevance to manufacturers
Up to 60 percent reduction in rally car energy consumption
eBox, an innovative device to monitor energy and emissions
eChallenge, an exciting parallel championship that rewards efficiency
A net overall increase in sustainability index of 23%
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THANK YOU