Dong-Eui University DECA, Encouragement Award at e-Mobility Competition

The DECA (Dong-eui Electric Car Association), an electric vehicle club at Dong-eui University, received an encouragement award at the '2023 University Student Smart e-Mobility Competition' jointly hosted by Yeonggwang County, the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute.

The competition, held from October 6 to 8 at the e-Mobility Research Center of the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, featured 71 teams from 52 universities nationwide.

Participants competed in acceleration, slalom, driving performance, and endurance racing events using EV cars they built themselves, with overall rankings determined by cumulative scores.

The DECA electric self-driving car club at Dong-Eui University is taking a group photo to commemorate their award.

At DECA, 21 students majoring in automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and electronic engineering participated, directly handling vehicle conceptualization, design, manufacturing, and performance testing. They achieved excellent results in braking performance tests and the slalom event, finishing 13th overall (encouragement award).

The DECA team stated, “In our first competition in 2019, simply finishing the race was difficult, but thanks to the passion of our team members and the support from our school, we were able to win an award. We will work harder to improve the shortcomings of this competition, such as vehicle weight reduction and motor performance enhancement, to place in the top ranks in the next competition.”

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