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Student exhibit displayed at Detroit Auto Show

MCCC's electric car was displayed at the North America International Auto Show in Detroit.

The North American International Auto Show is a week where car companies are able to shine, but this year it was Monroe County Community College students who were given the opportunity to shine at the Cobo Center.

Students from MCCC's Formula SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers) displayed an electric car at a booth around the Innovation Track at the NAIAS, which ran from January 17-25.

The car was manufactured by a group of 10 students, and had been in development for nearly four years. The majority of the progress spanned the last two years.

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Michael Williams, a 20 year old engineering student, said the hardest part of the development process was the electrical programming.

“There are two electrical systems, a high and low voltage system, and the programming was pretty difficult,” he said.

The model, which originally started as a standard Formula SAE car, was transformed by the students to an all-electrical model. It was the only one of its kind displayed.

“The biggest difference between the electric and the standard models are the greater amount of torque in the electric, and the lower center of gravity. The electric one is also so much quieter, all you can hear while it’s running are the chains,” Williams said.

The SAE car was displayed alongside student constructed cars from other colleges, including Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Lawrence Tech.

“We’re the only all electric car here; it’s cool,” Williams said. “There is still always something that we can learn and take away from the other schools.”

The MCCC Formula SAE is one of the first to ever be displayed from a community college.

“How many community college students can say that they have helped build a car from the ground up? It’s awesome,” Williams said. “I was a first-year student working to build a car.”

The students are hoping to be able to compete in races with their car next year.

“Overall, the experience of building the car was great, and the time at the Auto Show has been amazing,” Wiliiams said.