Oshawa’s Ontario Tech University will be in the spotlight this week when Project Arrow, the first Canadian-made zero-emission vehicle opens Media Day of the 2023 Canadian International AutoShow.
The sleek concept electric vehicle will take centre stage during the opening events of the AutoShow’s media preview event on February 16 and then will be showcased for the duration of the AutoShow (February 17 to 26) near the indoor EV Test Drive Track in the main showroom at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, said a city statement.
Ontario Tech was a leading partner in the all-Canadian engineered concept vehicle. Every design and fabrication detail of Project Arrow was completed on the Ontario Tech campus by a team of experts and future talent from the university’s engineering programs. The team collaborated with many industry partners and suppliers across Canada to contribute and collaborate on Project Arrow.
The university was chosen as the build partner due to its global reputation for excellence in energy, automotive, smart mobility and engineering research expertise. The university was also selected for its climate research and testing facility (ACE) that features world-class automotive prototype build capacity and a Climatic Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel with unique capabilities including the capacity to simulate extreme cold and powerful windstorms.
Project Arrow made its global debut earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s the most influential tech event.
“Project Arrow is an amazing story of innovation and collaboration here in Oshawa,” said Mayor Dan Carter. “Projects such as Project Arrow, combined with our research expertise in automotive engineering, autonomous vehicles and advanced manufacturing are further establishing our great city as a centre of automotive excellence and innovation.”
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