Our company has always been sensitive to co-operation with schools and universities all over the world. We recently completed an interesting project with the McMaster University of Hamilton (Canada) followed with partnership of Mr. Remy Audel (Supervisor and Design Engineer of BTECH EV).

In early 2016 Mr. Audel and his Master of Engineering Design colleagues set about designing a vehicle to meet a proposition from the new W Booth School of Engineering Practice & Technology (SEPT) at McMaster University. The task was to build a low-cost electric vehicle to be used by undergraduate students in Automotive Engineering Technology as a learning platform to develop current and future automotive technologies. These included, but were not limited to, automotive electrification, automated driving and connected car functionality.

Throughout the last two years, both graduate and undergraduate students have worked together to arrive at a successfully functioning vehicle platform. With a low-cost constraint, tight timeline, and need for robust reliability, Benevelli quickly stood out as a supplier of choice for our drivetrain.

Benevelli offered the TX2 transaxle made to order, with the precise power, operating voltage and dimensional requirements we specified, not to mention our limited budget. We needed a modular, all-in-one solution for the rear braking, drive, and suspension mounting: Benevelli was easy to find, and a pleasure to work with. The TX2 has proven to be robust and easy to integrate.