By SEMA News Editors
SEMA has announced that the recipient of the inaugural SEMA Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award is the '23 Cobra Venom by Scorpion EV.
Engineer Bill Cardoso of Scorpion EV with the '23 Cobra Venom, the inaugural SEMA Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award recipient.
"Venom" is an electric vehicle (EV) conversion car designed to demonstrate the ease with which internal combustion engine vehicles can be converted to electric power. The car showcases Scorpion EV's Venom EV conversion kit, which solves the challenges related to EV conversions by providing the DIY builder with a complete, turnkey solution.
(Left to right) Karen Salvaggio and Bill Cardoso of Scorpion EV with SEMA Show emcee Kevin Oeste during the first-ever SEMA Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award announcement.
"As a small company with a passion for EVs and one that's pushing the envelope for this rapidly growing sector of the market, the Team at Scorpion EV is very proud to be creating a product that can be used by the very core of our industry, which is the DIY builders, shop owners and guy or girl working in their garage at home," said Karen Salvaggio of Scorpion EV. "This award is a recognition of the power of a team who believe in dreaming, designing and truly building the future! When you look around the Show and witness all of the incredible builds and envelope-pushing designs gracing these halls, just to be nominated for the Best Engineered Vehicle Award is a true honor."
The new-for-2023 SEMA Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award aims to inspire more engineers to enter the automotive aftermarket by highlighting their impact on the automotive specialty-equipment industry and placing a spotlight on the symbiotic relationship between a vehicle's design and engineering.
Be sure to see the innovating '23 Cobra Venom by Scorpion EV in person at the Scorpion EV Booth #24513, Central Hall, now through the end of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.