Carleton University students win contest for their design of an electric car A group of four students won a national contest created by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to build a Canadian electric car by 2022 Rendering: Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design December 17, 2020 A group of four Ottawa university students won a national contest for their design of an all-Canadian zero-emissions electric vehicle. Kaj Hallgrimsson, Jun-Won Kim, Mina Morcos, and Matthew Schuetz are students at Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design. Their design of a mid-size sports utility vehicle beat out nine complete entries, out of a total of 20 entries from across Canada.