NTUT engineering students deliver electric, futuristic racecar｜Formosa English News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News Taiwanese students are hitting major milestones in engineering! Established just 12 years ago, the Taipei Tech Racing team at National Taipei University of Technology unveiled their 9th-generation all-electric race car, the "TTR9". Constructed by 40 students over the span of two years, the new car exchanges the traditional steel tube frame for a one-piece molded "aluminum alloy monocoque chassis." And the motor power has doubled in capacity to 80 kilowatts. It will be heading to Australia at the end of the year to compete in the International Student Formula League. The TTR9’s high-efficiency motor burst forth instantly, its low, electrical hum vibrates off the racetrack. The newly optimized chassis suspension delivers incredible grip allowing for agile cornering without deforming. 40 incredible students at NTUT built the 9th gen electric racecar “TTR9”. The new car is 25% lighter and its biggest breakthrough is abandoning the traditional steel tube frame and taking on the challenge of a one-piece aluminum alloy chassis for the first time. Voice of Lin Che-yu NTUT Taipei Tech Racing PR Officer The previous generation used a steel tube frame, but by using a single aluminum alloy shell, we can effectively improve torsional stiffness. Power output has made considerable progress as well, with motor capacity doubling from 40 kilowatts to 80 kilowatts. The team addressed the challenge with high temperatures by developing a “high-efficiency thermal management system,” that uses water cooling technology to reduce temperatures quickly. Fan Shao-chieh NTUT Taipei Tech Racing Captain Regarding thermal management, this time, we used a heat dissipation device technology. We’ve designed a water channel to dissipate heat from the side of the battery. Our goal is to reach Australia and compete in the Formula SAE-Australasia Competition and achieve a better ranking than last time. From design, fundraising, and securing sponsorships to actual processing and manufacturing, students transform classroom theory into practical skills with limited resources, making it the best launch pad to connect with top foreign companies. Chiang Hsin-han Associate Professor, NTUT Many things are not in textbooks. Students accumulate experience through continuous learning, referencing the technology of domestic and international racing teams, and then coming up with their own ideas. One of our team members was able to apply to top-tier research institutes like the University of Manchester, because of his experience participating in this racing team. By overcoming various technical hurdles, the TTR9, is the culmination of the student team’s hard work and it boasts superior performance compared to the TTR8, which finished in 13th place in Australia last year. After optimization, the racecar will again take Taiwan’s top engineering capabilities to the Formula-SAE Australian circuit at the end of the year. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #racing #formula1 #fsae #engineering #stem #ntut #ttr9 #台灣新聞 #FormosaEnglishNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan