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Jamie Rogers, an associate professor who supervised the project, says the group was composed of students interested in both mechanical and electrical systems, which, alongside the current state of affairs in the nation, influenced their focus.
“They wanted something to have more of an electrical challenge,” Rogers said. “And then, just the push in this country for electric vehicles, the whole idea of charging stations across the country, they saw it as a hot topic right now, to where it was certainly real world.”
Tyler Whetstone a member of the electrical team who plans to work for Dynetics, a defense contracting firm in Huntsville, Alabama says the electric ATV could evolve alongside the real-world shift toward electrification.