Team of students from Instituto Superior Técnico

We are a team of engineering students from Instituto Superior Técnico – IST, with the goal of developing vehicles and creating the know-how in the different engineering areas, with focus on sustainability, innovation, and efficiency. We are developing a unique prototype in Portugal of a sustainable and hydrogen powered urban car, maximizing its efficiency, to compete at Shell Eco Marathon – one of the world’s leading energy-efficiency engineering programmes for students.

TFC01

Specs:

– Power/electric motor: 1 kW (fuel cell and motor)

– Fuel Cell Type: PEM

– Max speed: 50km/h

– Chassis type: tubular steel

– Body material: fiberglass

– Weight: 150kg

 

Our objectives

Building a car

Project, build and test an urban concept car powered by hydrogeen 

 

SHELL Eco-Marathon

Participate in the biggest competition in the world focused on sustainability

 

Fuell Cell

Descover more about what is a Fuel Cell, how do they work and how we will integrate them in our car

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News

Shell Eco-Marathon 2024

Just like in 2023, we had the privilege of participating in the international competition Shell Eco-Marathon Europe and Africa 2024, from May 19 to 24,…

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Shell Eco-marathon 2023

Shell Eco-marathon 2023 For the first time in TFC history, we had the pleasure of participating in the Shell Eco-Marathon competition. The 2023 edition of…

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Rollout 2024

On March 28, in the main hall, the Rollout of the TFC01, our first prototype, took place. At this event, we had the honor of…

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Our location

Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa