Pittsburgh Electric Propulsion (PEP) is a student-led electric boating club at the University of Pittsburgh.
Our Mission
Our club mission is to show members how to be the most qualified and competitive students in their respective fields while striving further advancement in EVs and battery technology.
Placed 3rd in our debut competition in 2022.
Designed our own powertrain system almost entirely in-house down to the battery cell level in 2023.
Competed again at the 2023 & 2024 competitions, recently completing 4 miles with our battery built in-house.
Designed and manufactured an autonomous boat from scratch in 2025.
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite Element Analysis