Sponsorship Letters

Our plan for this week is to write up our sponsorship letters and send them out to potential sponsors. Hopefully, we will get responses. We will personalize every email a little bit, but try to stick as close as possible to our template.We are planning on continuing our designs once we have our sponsors. That way, we will have enough money to purchase the base motorcycle and know exactly which one we need to 3D model.

Design Stage

With the design stage in full swing, we have already completed a basic motor model and a rough wiring diagram. The rest will have to be done next week, and we will have to adjust our timeline accordingly. We will also try to manage our time more effectively next week, so we can stick to the timeline as best as we can.

Project Timeline

• Week 1 - 9/22
• Designing
• Solidworks
• AutoCAD
• Wiring Diagrams
• Fundraising
• Make a video for fundraising purposes.
• Outline who we are
• Show off prior projects
• Show what we have at our disposal
• Show dedication
• Show them credibility
• Week 2 - 9/29
• FUNDRAISING
• Get our project out there
• Blow up every connection we have
• GO HAM
• Week 3 - 10/6
• If we have enough money to start, we will start the project
• The essentials are motorcycle and motor.
• So those will be our first pieces purchased.
• Continue to fundraise for our goal
• Locate and secure motorcycle
• Order motor
• Week 4 - 10/13
• Bring motorcycle here
• Begin stripping it down
• Continue to fundraise
• Week 5 - 10/20
• Order the motor
• Continue to fundraise
• Week 6 - 10/27
• Acquire batteries
• Continue to fundraise
• Week 7 - 11/3
• Order AXE-7234
• Continue to fundraise
• Week 8 - 11/10
• After motor is shipped in, design a mount for the motor
• Mount the motor
• Week 9 - 11/17
• Start strapping in batteries
• Get motor controller
• Mount motor controller
• Week 10 - 11/24
• Wiring and accessories
• Test
• Week 11 - 12/1
• Test Motorcycle
• Send out sponsorship “thank you”s
• Begin project board
• Week 12 - 12/8
• Continue working on project board
• Finish up “thank you”s
• Finish needs for symposium
• Tie up any loose-ends

Detailed Budget

• Total Price $2,305 - $5,535 (Depending on Materials)
• Twist Throttle - $30
• Battery Charger - $150 - $550
• Parts Motorcycle <$1,000
• Batteries
• Great batteries-$500/ea * 6
• Lithium Battery Company
• Decent batteries-$70/ea * 6
• Deep Cycles from Wal-Mart
• Motor
• EMC-RT (ME0709) 19 Hp Brush-Type PM DC
• $475.00
• Motor Controller
• Alltrax AXE-7234
• $480.00

Project Proposal

With electric vehicles on the rise, many people are steering away from the classic combustion engine. To keep with this theme, we have decided to convert a gas powered motorcycle into an electric one. There are a select few companies who have started manufacturing electric motorcycles. We wanted to add our own twist and incorporate the ability to trailer a solar charging station for the convenience of the rider. This would extend the limited range of our motorcycle to help with any long distance needs the driver might have. We plan on keeping our budget low to make it a cheap consideration for people getting into the electric vehicle community. To raise funds we plan on using a combination of crowdfunding and finding corporate sponsors. The end goal of our project is to make a cheap electric motorcycle that will be able to get power from the sun and easily recreated by the average person.