Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Races Among High School are organized by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) within the scope of TEKNOFEST Technology competitions since 2021.
The objectives of “Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Races Among High School”, are to contribute to technologic development, create awareness of alternative and clean energy sources, and provide the participants with knowledge and professional and social experience. In this regard, it is necessary to closely follow global technological advancements and changes. When we look at the research and practices all over the world concerning electrical vehicles, we see that battery-fed vehicles are at the forefront and in the near future battery-fed vehicles will become common in our daily lives.
The students from high schools and equivalent schools in Turkey, Azerbaijan and KKTC, and high school students of BİLSEM, Youth Centers, Experimental Technology Workshops and Science Centers in Turkey can participate.
Within the scope of the race, teams are required to prepare a progress and technical design report. Teams that do not send the reports and are not successful in the reports cannot participate in the race.
40.000 TRY preparation support and 25.000 TRY vehicle transfer support are given to teams participating from within Turkey. Foreign teams will be given 30,000 TRY preparation support, as well as vehicle transfer support with an upper limit to be determined. At the end of the race, 60.000 TRY for the teams that came first in their categories, 55.000 TRY for the second placed teams and 50.000 TRY for the third placed teams. 20.000 TRY Visual Design and Jury Awards; Domestic Product Awards worth 40.000 TRY, 30.000 TRY, 20.000 TRY.
The race will be held at the TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus between March 8 – 12, 2023.
Applications are accepted on https://www.t3kys.com/en.
For the application requirements, technical rules and detailed information please follow https://teknofest.org/en/competitions/competition/26 page.
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2022