Revolve NTNU is Norwegian University of Science and Technology's team for Europe's Formula Student motorsport 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 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.Trym Mogen, "Denne bilen er elektrisk, laget av norske studenter og kjører fletta av Tesla: Norges første elektriske racingbil", Dagbladet, 13 May 2014. 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,Eirik Hildal, "El-racerbil: 0–100 km/t på 2,8 sek!", NRK Sogn og Fjordane, 1 May 2015. 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 AustriaCamilla Kilnes, "Her bryter NTNU-studentene ut i full jubel i Østerrike", Adresseavisen, 23 August 2015. and 6th in the Vienna e-Challenge.Linda Haugen, "Se NTNU-studentenes lynraske seier i Wien", Adresseavisen, 31 October 2015.
In fall 2015 the race car building program became an official subject of study at the university;Kristoffer Furberg, "Racerbilbygging blir NTNU-fag", Universitetsavisa.no, 29 April 2015, updated 30 January 2019. 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.Ina Andersen, "Studenter laget Nordens første elracerbil med firehjulsdrift", Teknisk Ukeblad (NTNU), 3 May 2016."Bygde Nordens første firhjulsdrevne elracerbil", Tronderbladet, 13 May 2016.
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.Ina Andersen, "NTNU-studentenes elektriske racerbil gjør 0 til 100 på 2,2 sekunder. Kapret internasjonal pallplass", Teknisk Ukeblad (NTNU), 17 August 2018.
2019 In 2019 the team's car, Nova, placed second in the electric car division at Formula Student Austria."E-Overall Results", Formula Student Austria, 2019.
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., pettersolberg.com, 29 November 2011, .Preben Berg, "Petter Solberg Engineering og Revolve NTNU med spennende prosjekt", norsk-rally.com, 29 November 2011.Børge Sved, "Skal hjelpe studenter med å bygge racerbil", Adresseavisen, 7 December 2011, updated 14 February 2012, .Stine Strander, "Solberg skrev kontrakt med NTNU" , P4 News, 7 December 2011. Bertel O. Steen became a major sponsor in 2017."Bertel O. Steen forlenger samarbeidet med Revolve NTNU", Bodøposten, 14 October 2019. Other sponsors include ArrowDavid Manners, "Arrow backs student Formula-E teams", Electronics Weekly, 9 June 2017. and Midt-Norge Autolakk.Sigrid Skjølsvold, "Prestisjefylt prosjekt med Revolve NTNU", Trollheimsporten.no, 6 April 2016.
References
External links
Revolve NTNU official website