Deep (Orange) Dive

CU-ICAR TEAMS WITH INDUSTRY TO COMPLETE A STUDENT-ENGINEERED AND -DESIGNED EXTENDED- RANGE EV.

FOLLOWING AN APPEARANCE AT THE PETIT LE MANS race week at Road Atlanta, the first concept car created by graduate students at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)-dubbed Deep Orange-was on display for automotive enthusiasts at November's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas.

At the project's onset, the CU-ICAR graduate students were instructed to design and build a vehicle for “Gen Y” consumers with one major parameter: it must be emissions free for 20 mi (32 km). Inside, the car had to seat a minimum of four passengers, offer more than 10 ft³ (283 L) of usable trunk space, and have no dedicated infotainment electronics.