At the Beijing Auto Show, the 2024 China Formula Student Series press conference was held at the NIO booth.
The event organizing committee announced that the 2024 "NIO Cup" China Student Formula Electric Competition (FSEC) and China University Student Formula Driverless Competition (FSAC) will be held in Hefei in October. There will be more than 100 teams in this event Domestic and foreign Formula Student teams battle it out on the track.
It is worth noting that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the China Formula Student Series, and it is also the 10th consecutive year that NIO has deeply supported the series. As the co-sponsor and naming partner of the competition, NIO encourages college students to actively engage in exploration and practice, and work with all sectors of society to promote the application of innovative technology and clean energy.
Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of Weilai, said: "Young people learn knowledge in school, but they also need practical opportunities to practice their hands-on skills. This was a very simple idea when we founded the event. Weilai will continue to Fully support this event."
Yan Jianlai, Special Secretary-General of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, said: “NIO’s greatest contribution is to cultivate talents for the automotive industry.Tens of thousands of top engineers are spread across every corner of the industry. This year there will be 87 pure electric teams, 36 driverless teams, a total of 123 teams, and more than 3,000 college students gathered together. At the same time, the internationalization of the China Formula Student Series is also steadily increasing. ”
The China Formula Student Series was founded in 2010 and was jointly initiated by the Society of Automotive Engineers of China and Li Bin, the founder, chairman and CEO of NIO. So far, it has provided more than 40,000 talents to the Chinese automobile industry.
Editor: Li Wenhao