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The key issues associated with the hybrid racing car are low starting torque, lower acceleration and more weight. In this research work, hybrid racing vehicle is optimally designed such that the overall weight is reduced and the starting torque is increased. This is achieved by designing sustainable and safe chassis with minimum members. Further, materials that have maximum strength with minimum weight is identified. The simulation study is performed in NX-CAD software. It can be observed from the results that the weight is reduced by around 11.4 %. Moreover, suitable motor, battery, steering, suspension and braking system are identified for a hybrid racing car. This shows feasibility of implementing the proposed design in practice for manufacturing the hybrid racing cars.
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Varmora, T., Kumar, M., Rajendra, S.K. (2020). Design and Optimization of Hybrid Electric Vehicle. In: Deb, D., Dixit, A., Chandra, L. (eds) Renewable Energy and Climate Change. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 161. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9578-0_18
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