Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) has named three finalists in the design phase of its all-Canadian electric vehicle project.
The trio of finalists was selected from nine submissions made in the spring and selected by a panel of global leaders in automotive design, some of Canada’s most respected auto champions, alternative propulsions advocates and influential cultural creators.
They are:
Sea to Sky Electric’s E-Nova
Submitted by Marie-Pier Alary and Bailee van Rikxoort of the Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond, B.C.
Archer
Submitted by Stephen Bykowy of Humber College’s Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto.
Traction
Submitted by Kaj Hallgrimsson, Jun-Won Kim, Mina Morcos and Matthew Schuetz at Carleton University in Ottawa.
The finalists will now move forward to Phase 2 of the competition: engineering.
Project Arrow is the APMA’s response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s call to action for a net-zero emission economy by 2050. Envisioned as an all-Canadian, zero-emissions, lightweight, concept vehicle to debut in 2022, it was unveiled at CES2020 in Las Vegas, and will serve to highlight Canada’s automotive technology cluster.
