Student team TU/ecomotive

''Inspiring the automotive industry to become Sustainable''

At TU/ecomotive, we challenge the current norms of the automotive industry. Each year, a new interdisciplinary team designs and build a fully functional concept car that reimagines what sustainable mobility can look like. Our mission is clear: To inspire change by demonstrating that sustainability and innovation go hand in hand.

Every Year: New Team, New Concept, New Car

Unlike traditional automotive student teams that focuses on performance or competition, TU/ecomotive approaches mobility from a different angle. Each academic year, a new multidisciplinary team of approximately 30 students comes together, not to race, but to rethink cars from the ground up.

Every car begins with a blank canvas and a bold question: How can we make cars more sustainable throughout their entire lifecycle?

Our concept vehicles tackle different sustainability challenges. From carbon neutrality and materials circularity, to longevity and repairability. These themes drive every decision from engineering and design to user interaction and end-of-life considerations.

Past projects include:

Lina: The world’s first bio-based car made primarily from flax and biodegradable resin
Noah: A circular city car designed for recyclability and shared mobility
Luca: Built almost entirely from waste materials, including ocean plastics and recycled PET
ZEM: A carbon-neutral car designed with modular batteries and carbon-capturing technology

More than a Car.

What makes TU/ecomotive truly unique is not just the cars we build, but the process of how we build them. In under a year, our team transforms a bold idea into a working prototype, gaining hands-on experience in engineering, marketing, planning, and public engagement, all within a fully student-run organization that operates as a fully autonomous company. This approach has led to several recent innovations including: