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TUfast Eco

Our contribution to sustainable mobility

OKW is proud to continue sponsoring the TUfast Eco Team at the Technical University of Munich in 2025

We first partnered with the team in 2016. For many years, they have been dedicated to developing innovative, highly energy-efficient vehicles. This year, we were proud to once again support their efforts to advance sustainable mobility and electric transportation.

The TUfast Eco Team brings together around 90 students from diverse disciplines at the Technical University of Munich. In late August, they competed in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia—the world’s most prestigious solar vehicle competition—with a fully solar-powered car. The event saw the best teams worldwide race at speeds of up to 140 km/h along a 3,021-kilometre route from Darwin to Adelaide.
The TUfast Eco Team already has impressive successes to its name: in 2023, they broke the world record for the longest distance travelled on a single battery charge with their vehicle muc22 – over 2,573 kilometres without interruption.

For this competition, the team relied on our IN-BOX plastic enclosures and matching cable glands for critical areas of the electrical system. These housings protect the inverter and MPPT solar charge controllers, providing IP66/67-rated shielding against dust, dirt, and moisture—a decisive advantage in the harsh conditions of the Australian outback. With secure sealing and robust mounting options, our components ensure reliable, resilient, and efficient system integration.
We are proud to play a role in advancing sustainable vehicle technologies and to support the talented young engineers at TUM on their journey. This partnership highlights the crucial role of high-quality enclosure solutions in modern electromobility.

Impressions

TUfast Eco - Mobility of the future TUfast Eco TUfast Eco - Team Application of the OKW IN-BOX plastic enclosure