On April 2nd, the incumbent executive team of UBC’s Human Powered Vehicle Team (HPVT) met to select the new group that will lead the team for 2013/2014 academic session. It’s exciting how far the team has come in such a short time. The future looks bright for those who will be involved with HPVT for years to come.
UBC Human Powered Vehicle Team has only been active since September 2012. The dream to have a UBC team compete in ASME’s HPVC, as one of two Canadian competitors, is slowly but surely being realized. Over the past 8 months HPVT has managed to recruit approximately 30 active members from different faculties across campus. HPVT also has a number of sponsors who have contributed resources and donated funds to help get the team to where it is today and allowed them to find their feet as a new team.
In the following weeks, the new executive team will get accustomed to their roles and the tasks they have ahead of them. Amongst those includes wrapping up the designing and building of the first prototype vehicle. Unfortunately, the team is not able to travel to ASME’s HPVC this year, however, HPVT plans to host and in-house competition to put their vehicle to the test this summer. Look out for more to come from this promising team!