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SZEnergy Team focuses on energy-efficient electric vehicle development as a student competition team of Széchenyi István University.

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SZEnergy Team – energy-efficient vehicle development

The SZEnergy team at Széchenyi István University is a student competition team that operates under the mentorship of lecturers and researchers. Our main area of activity is energy-efficient electric vehicle development, including the design, construction and testing of highly efficient electric racing vehicles.

Over the past three years, our latest racing car, the SZEmission, has set new world records three times in a row at the Shell Eco-marathon, the world's largest energy efficiency competition. Teams from the world's leading technical universities also compete in the international field of the competition, which means that our results are considered outstanding on a global scale as well.

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SZEmission – our newest racing car

Our SZEmission racing car was built in 2019, and we have been continuously developing it ever since. In the 2022 season, we set a world record with the SZEmission, which we further improved in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 races.

Thanks to its modified teardrop shape, it has a drag coefficient of 0.1, which represents a significant reduction compared to passenger cars. In addition to drag reduction, we also place great emphasis on weight reduction. The vehicle features a self-supporting carbon body, and its current weight is 95 kg. The SZEmission uses LiPo 350–530 Wh batteries and is powered by a PMSM motor with a toothed belt drive.

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Széchenyi István University team wins Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition with a world record for the fifth time
03.07.2026

Széchenyi István University team wins Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition with a world record for the fifth time

For the fifth consecutive time, the student team developing an electric vehicle at Széchenyi István University triumphed in Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition. SZEnergy Team took first place at the Shell Eco-marathon, held at the Silesia Ring in Poland, with a new world record of 332 kilometres per kilowatt-hour, breaking its own record from last year. The students from Győr outperformed more than twenty European university teams.
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SZEnergy, now in its 20th year, faces new challenges: the team from Széchenyi University is also competing in the prototype category
08.01.2026

SZEnergy, now in its 20th year, faces new challenges: the team from Széchenyi University is also competing in the prototype category

Last year, the student competition team behind the world’s most successful energy-efficient vehicle—the four-time world champion and world record holder SZEnergy Team—celebrated its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a recent large-scale event commemorated the team’s most iconic moments, while also unveiling the designs for this year’s car.
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A team of students from Széchenyi István University defended their title with a record-breaking performance at Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition
16.06.2025

A team of students from Széchenyi István University defended their title with a record-breaking performance at Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition

For the fourth time in a row, a team of students from Széchenyi István University developing an electric vehicle triumphed with a world record at Europe’s largest energy efficiency competition. The SZEnergy Team outperformed the continent’s most prestigious higher education institutions.
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