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Towards a carbon neutral world
REEV — Range Extended Electric Vehicle — has run continuously since a 2019 awareness workshop, growing edition on edition into an OEM-style vehicle development competition built around range and fuel efficiency. Three editions in, the 3rd wrapped at GITAM University, Bengaluru with a 2nd Runner-up finish and record participation.
REEV 4.0 marks the biggest shift yet: a standardized engine and motor spec, a dual-battery energy layer under Open VCU software control, and a competition that now rewards control strategy as much as fabrication. Students from Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Automobile and Production backgrounds form a single cross-functional team, mentored end-to-end by working industry engineers.
The season opens with technical sessions on IPG CarMaker, ANSYS and MATLAB, then moves into REEV Virtuals: teams present their preliminary design and simulation results to a judging panel, defending propulsion readiness and control strategy on paper first.
Ahead of any vehicle build, teams also submit bench video proof of a working hybrid powertrain — the Hybrid Bench checkpoint — confirming the series-hybrid architecture actually runs before it goes on wheels.
Teams bring their completed, fabricated vehicle to the finals venue for safety scrutiny and technical inspection, then a dynamic run in front of the jury — the same on-ground rigor as the last three editions, now judged against the REEV 4.0 architecture standard.
Winners take home cash prizes, a Best Margdarshak (Faculty) award, and — for many — a direct line into HR conversations with the mentoring companies behind the season.
Every REEV team passes through the same four checkpoints, same as the last three editions.
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Registration & Technical Sessions | Teams register, then move through simulation workshops on IPG CarMaker, ANSYS and MATLAB. |
| REEV Virtuals | A design-simulation event validating propulsion readiness and control strategy before any hardware is cut. |
| Hybrid Bench | Teams submit bench video proof of a working hybrid powertrain ahead of vehicle build. |
| REEV Finals | Safety scrutiny, technical inspection and a dynamic on-road run — the completed build goes in front of the jury. |
Following the competition, mentoring companies engage directly with final-year participants — the same industry engineers who guided a team through the season often become the first HR conversation after it ends. It's a career pipeline built on hands-on evidence, not just a resume line.
REEV let me put vehicle design on one side and classroom theory on the other, and watch them meet. Getting real industry exposure — two dedicated mentors per team, pushing us to communicate clearly and deliver on time — is something no lecture hall gives you.
For registration queries, technical session details, or sponsorship conversations — reach the team directly.
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