Michigan Electric Racing History
Michigan Electric Racing (MER) was a student team at the University of Michigan whose mission was to design, build, test, and finance our own high-performance, all-electric Formula-style race car. The team competed at the Formula SAE competitions each summer against teams from all over the world. MER started as Michigan Hybrid Racing (MHR) in 2012. In 2018, the team underwent a transition to fully electric vehicles and constructed two electric formula cars in 2019 and 2021. In 2021 the team placed 1st at Michigan FSAE and in 2019 2nd at FSAE North. In the 2022 completion year, the MER merged with MRacing to form a collective team with the knowledge of MER electric powetrain and MRacing’s experience.
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MER21/20
MER21 was Michigan Electric Racing’s second complete vehicle. The COVID-19 pandemic caused several delays but with perseverance, the MER team was able to construct a car performing 1st in 5 of 6 categories and 1st overall at Michigan SAE.
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MER19
MER19 was the team’s first all-electric vehicle. Every aspect of the vehicle was designed from the ground up, building on experience from the hybrid competition. MER19 exceeded expectations, with a second place finish at the team’s first electric competition.
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MHR
From 2012 to 2018, MHR constructed and developed hybrid vehicles to compete in FSAE Hybrid. Using the knowledge from these years, MER was able to construct competitive hybrid vehicles and race them at the New Hampshire International Speedway.