2025 Formula SAE Electric Competition: First appearance with an electric vehicle, ranked 8th in the Design category and 17th overall / Students from the KORA student-run automobile clubThe KOOKMIN RACING team (hereinafter referred to as “KORA”), a self-made car club affiliated with the Automotive Convergence College of Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung-ryul), achieved excellent results in the 2025 Formula SAE Electric Competition, ranking 8th in the Design category and 17th overall.

Formula SAE Electric (hereinafter referred to as FSAE) is an electric vehicle competition for self-built cars participated by universities from around the world, hosted by SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and held at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). The competition took place over five days from June 17 (Tuesday) to June 21 (Saturday), serving as an important platform for students from 100 teams worldwide to share and compete in the latest technologies in the electric vehicle field.

The competition was evaluated based on eight criteria: Cost, Sales Presentation, Design, Acceleration, Skid Pad, Auto-X, Endurance, and Efficiency. The final rankings were determined by combining the scores from each category.

Despite being the first participant in the electric vehicle category, the KORA F-25 team secured 17th place overall and achieved an outstanding 8th place in the Design category. In the Dynamic Event category, which evaluates a vehicle's dynamic performance, the team also demonstrated high competitiveness by competing alongside top-tier global university teams, drawing significant attention and anticipation.

Park Min-woo (Automotive Engineering, 20), who served as project manager for the KORA F-25 team, shared his thoughts, saying, “Through this project, we were able to confirm the global competitiveness of Kookmin University KORA's Electric Formula vehicle, and we were able to complete the competition by overcoming various practical difficulties with our team members.” He added, “Based on the data and know-how gained from the competition, we will present an even more advanced vehicle in our next project. We were able to participate in the competition with an excellent vehicle thanks to the guidance and support of Dean Shin Sung-hwan and Professor Kim Heung-kyu of the Automotive Fusion College, as well as other professors.”

Kookmin University President Jeong Seung-ryul said, “The KORA team is Kookmin University’s representative automotive club, having won the KSAE College Student Car Competition for eight consecutive years and ranked fourth in the world in the 2015 Formula SAE competition. He added, “I am proud of the students who achieved 17th place in this new challenge in the electric vehicle category, and I believe that by fully leveraging the experience and capabilities gained this year, they will achieve even better results in the future.” He encouraged the students.