GKN Innovation Centre & sponsorship opportunities

As two year partners of the Formula Student competition, find out more about GKN Innovation Centre and opportunities for EV teams to gain their support ahead of the July competition.

At the GKN Innovation Centre, we passionately believe that everyone deserves to breath clean air, and that the future of transport should be accessible and environmentally sustainable.

We design and develop the next generations of eDrive for future hybrid and electric vehicles, creating systems that are smaller, lighter, smarter, more efficient, more power and torque dense, yet cost effective for volume automotive applications.

A smaller, lighter, smarter, more efficient eDrive creates a virtuous circle for the vehicle and everyone else, it means less materials and energy are used in the manufacture of the eDrive, and your vehicle can go further for each Watt of power consumed, reducing the size of the battery needed for the same range, which makes the vehicle smaller and lighter and use less resources in its manufacture.

When the vehicle comes to its end, as all things must; smaller, lighter and smarter makes recycling simpler and more cost effective reducing total life time CO2 and environmental impact.

Sponsorship opportunities for EV teams

GKN Innovation Centre are looking to work with select Formula Student teams who are building electric powertrain cars for the 2019 competition.

GKN can offer selected teams the opportunity to work with our specialist e-Powertrain and e-Dyno test centre to help optimise and tune your car’s performance, plus ongoing one-to-one mentoring to improve your project planning and management. Finally, all selected teams will be invited to a unique testing day ahead of the main competition, where teams will get the chance to run their car and go through pre-event scrutineering.

Download the application form for full details and how to apply - closing date 18 March 2019!

About GKN Automotive

GKN Automotive is the world’s leading supplier of automotive driveline technology and systems. It develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of automotive driveline technologies – for use in the smallest ultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premium vehicle demanding the most complex driving dynamics. GKN Automotive is a leading global producer of CVJ Systems, four-wheel drive Systems, Trans Axle Solutions and eDrive Systems and operates in 23 countries at 49 locations employing approximately 28,000 people. It is a pioneer of advanced e-Drive development and has already produced more than 725,000 electrified driveline systems.