KARACHI: Team Formula Electric Racing - NUST, (FERN) a formula student team from Pakistan Navy Engineering College a constituent college of National University of Science and Technology, hosted the unveiling ceremony of its fourth electric vehicle on 15th May 22. The event was in collaboration with Hashoo Group, a conglomerate whose vision of sustainable environment aligns with our ultimate goal. Hashoo Group firmly believes in supporting youth and hence is eager to support Formula Electric Racing - NUST as their Outreach Partner.
Hashoo Group is the leading hospitality giant of Pakistan, since the past five decades. With a portfolio of branded hotels that span over the entire country, they aim to ensure their business strategies are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Along with this, Hashoo Group strongly feels that the young generation of Pakistan should be equipped with the right knowledge and opportunities that will help them excel and grow and make Pakistan proud. We thank Hashoo Group for their extended support, cooperation, and participation in this event to make it a success.
The team began in 2015 from a solar car competition in Cyprus and is now registered for the Formula Student UK 22 competition scheduled for 6th to 10th of July at the Silverstone Circuit. Team FERN will compete in the Electric and Driverless Vehicle Category and will become the first team from Pakistan to do both. The team’s vision is to prepare individuals who will assist in the shift from conventional combustion vehicles to electric vehicles.
Since its inception, the team has had an upward trajectory, from being the first electric team from Pakistan at Formula Society of Automotive Engineers to winning a podium at Formula Student Russia in August 2021. Founded eight years ago in 2014 by a group of high-spirited engineering students, Formula Electric Racing - NUST is a team that manufactures Electric Vehicles to compete in international student competitions. The team is currently based at NUST, in Karachi, Pakistan. Formula Electric Racing – NUST has come a long way from its solar origins to the current behemoth of a team it has become. When it came into being, only 25 teams were making Electric Vehicles worldwide, showing that this team is truly among the pioneers of sustainable motors port.
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