Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, announced the opening of applying for the fifth season of the “Electric Car Rally 2024” EVER Egypt, starting today, January 17, until January 31, 2024, for Egyptian universities and institutes, until February 15, 2024 for regional and international universities, with the final activities of the competition being held in July 2024, under the supervision of the Faculty of Engineering and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Ain Shams University.

You can apply for the competition through the following link:

https://electricvehiclerally.org/

The Electric Car Rally initiative aims to prepare Egyptian cadres capable of manufacturing a locally made Egyptian passenger car, by creating an encouraging environment to support the design and manufacture of cars and providing technical support to the teams participating in the competition.

For his part, Dr. Mahmoud Saqr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, explained that the idea of the rally was launched for the first time in 2017, within the first executive plan of the Academy 2014-2018, (the axis of deepening local manufacturing and the transfer, localization and production of technology), noting that during the previous four seasons participation 65 teams from all Egyptian universities and institutes, and about 2,000 students were trained and qualified for the labor market in the automotive field.

The President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology explained that the first and second seasons were held in the New Administrative Capital, where the first season included the participation of 9 teams from Egyptian universities and institutes, and ended with the victory of the Ain Shams University team. As for the second season, 15 teams competed and ended with the Higher Institute of Engineering team winning on the 10th of Ramadan. The third season was held in the Giza Pyramids area, and 19 teams from 19 Egyptian universities participated. The Nile University team won first place, and the Faculty of Engineering team at Matareya came in second place. The Zewail University team also won third place, while the fourth season, which was held in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh in Sinai Governorate, witnessed the largest share of participation by 22 teams from Egyptian universities and institutes, in the presence of industry and media figures, and ended with the Higher Institute of Technology team on the 10th of Ramadan winning first place. The Helwan University team came in second place, while the Menoufia University team came in third place.

Dr. Mahmoud Saqr confirmed that the electric car rally; aims to put Egypt on the international map by participating in international competitions, through an institutional system supported by the state, which helps increase confidence among international companies to invest in this field in Egypt and to enter into partnerships and qualify technical workers, engineers, researchers, and designers in the fields of embedded software, mechanical parts, electrical propulsion systems, and design, in addition to possessing the components of this promising industry.

It is worth noting that the “EVER Egypt 2024 Electric Car Rally” competition this year features three tracks: the dynamic track, the conceptual track, and the open independent track. As the tracks are dynamic and conceptual, technical prowess takes center stage with new regulations of aesthetics and enhanced integration as well as interior design.

The update this season also focuses on attention to detail, by introducing a dashboard about the car, such as speed, charging, and range in the autonomous driving route, as well as including detailed cost tables, materials details, and manufacturing documents.

This year's competition also balances design, manufacturability, business, and financial analysis, with the team with the complete package winning.