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Formula Electric at Berkeley

$8,575
85%
Raised toward our $10,000 Goal
71 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on October 31, at 11:59 PM PDT
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Formula Electric at Berkeley

Win a chance to test-drive our custom-built electric race car!

4 donors will be selected at random for a facility tour plus race car test drive. Each dollar donated counts as 1 entry. This is valid regardless of which donor perk you select!

 

"Developing the technologies and the people for the future of sustainable transport."

 

Formula Electric at Berkeley is UC Berkeley’s electric race car team. Our team’s 40 students have assembled from multiple continents, majors, and careers to build Cal's first electric formula-style race car to represent Berkeley at the Formula SAE Electric competition. We are tasked with developing not just the technologies for sustainable mobility, but also the innovators and leaders who will pave that path for the rest of their careers. We appreciate your support in our efforts to contribute to the innovative wellspring of UC Berkeley and the mission of a cleaner tomorrow.

 

The Competition: A First For Berkeley

The SAE International Formula SAE program is the most popular college engineering competition worldwide. It provides student the opportunity to enhance their engineering, entrepreneurship, and project management skills. Every year, each team independently designs, manufactures, tests, and races a small open-wheel race car. The cars are tested in a grueling series of acceleration, handling, endurance and efficiency events. The students' work is scrutinized in the design, cost, and business presentations, judged by experts from the automotive, aerospace, and supplier industries.

FSAE has two divisions: Internal Combustion and Electric Vehicle. 2021 will be the first time UC Berkeley competes in the EV division.

 

The Team: 40 Dedicated Students

Your Support Counts

By putting ourselves through the research, design, manufacturing, testing, development, marketing, management, and financial processes necessary to compete, Formula SAE promotes skills relevant to all aspects of technological industries. But there’s something bigger than our academics or career-development at stake. It’s the primary reason why thousands of students from hundreds of schools across the world compete: we firmly believe that we need to act now in order to bring sustainable transportation solutions to the world. But none of this would be possible without the funds we raise from people like you. We’re grateful for your time and consideration and appreciate any support you can offer.

Our goal is to use the $10,000 raised from this campaign to pay for what is arguably the most important part of our car: the battery cells. Your support directly contributes to powering us through this competition in our inaugural year at Formula SAE Electric. Once again, a huge thanks from all of us at FEB. Go Bears!

Are you with a company?

Please email contact@ev.berkeley.edu if your company has a matching gift program, or if your company is becoming a corporate sponsor of ours!

Connect with us

Email: contact@ev.berkeley.edu

Website: ev.berkeley.edu

Facebook: facebook.com/formulaelectricberkeley

Instagram: @berkeleyformulaelectric

Twitter: @cal_electric

Our way
of Thanking You

$10

Digital Thank-you Card

A digital expression of our gratitude for your support in our Formula SAE Electric journey

5 of Unlimited Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$25

FEB Sticker

Perfect for your laptop, water bottle, or anything else that could use a little FEB pride

15 of 1000 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$50

FEB Keychain

Remember the doors that FEB opens every time you open your own with this custom, high-quality keychain.

8 of 750 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$100

FEB Car Poster

Commemorate the design we've poured thousands of hours into with a poster of our car!

20 of 500 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$200

Name/logo on car+site (small)

Immortalize your support by stamping your mark on our actual vehicle and website. We will contact you after the campaign for logo details.

9 of 200 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: October 2020

$500

Meet the Team

Get to know the team in a virtual Q&A session! We can't wait to get to know you and express our gratitude for our support.

0 of 50 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$1,000

Name/logo on car+site (large)

Show the rest of the world that you care as much about our mission as we do with a large name/logo on our car and website. We will contact you after the campaign for logo details.

2 of 10 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$1,500

Personal Team HQ Tour

Tour will occur either virtually or in-person when conditions allow

0 of 6 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$2,500

Be a Speaker at our Car Reveal

With such generosity, we want to be able to thank you and give you the credit you deserve for helping us realize our vision by giving you the chance to speak at our highly-publicized car reveal event.

0 of 3 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020

$4,000

Name our Car

Zippy? Nikola? Bessie? What will you name our car?

0 of 1 Claimed
Estimated Delivery: November 2020
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