This racing car can go from 0 to 100 km per hour in 3.9 seconds! It runs on electric power and has been built completely by students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Members of team Raftaar Formula Racing presented the prototype of their car at the IIT Madras’ flagship innovation and start up expo, Delta Expo 2026, which began on Saturday.
The car weighs 200 kg, much lighter than a combustible engine vehicle of same specifications and can reach up to a speed of 130 km/hour. The team was working on fitting sensors to the car to be able to operate it without the driver, said M. Reza, team head and third year Chemical Engineering student.
The team would soon be entering an international competition for this line of vehicles in Germany, said Adithya Muthukumaran, co-team leader and third year student of B.Tech in Metallurgy.
Team Abhyuday had an interesting prototype – a rocket that uses paraffin wax as solid fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidiser to propel it to a distance of 10,000 feet (three kilometres) where it would be able to deliver a payload containing a device that is capable of carrying out experiments on intelligent reflecting surfaces, an advanced communication technology that can enhance wireless communication performance by improving signal strength and coverage.
