They worked intensively on it for ten months and the University of Bremen workshop was almost always busy from morning to night seven days a week to ensure that the latest development was ready to drive and presentable. Now the time had come: the Bremergy e.V. student initiative proudly presented its new development "BreMo24" in the University of Bremen's lecture hall. Together with all sponsors, supporters, professors, friends, parents, and interested guests, this milestone was duly celebrated.
Bremergy e.V. is a group of students from both the University of Bremen and Bremen University of Applied Sciences. The aim of the group is to compete against teams from other universities with a self-built electric racing car at national and international events. Following the principle of "learning by doing," the motivated team wants to bring more hands-on experience into their theoretical daily study routine. Every year, the students, who are not only from engineering degree programs, design, construct, manufacture, and assemble an electrically powered racing car.
Many New Technologies Implemented in BreMo24
"Since the start of our season, the entire team has been working towards the presentation of the BreMo24 with dedication and passion," says Lediona Balla from the Bremergy team, looking back on the past few months, which were thoroughly exhausting. "We faced a number of challenges this year. Building an electric racing car is a huge undertaking in itself but we had also set ourselves the goal of implementing extensive new technologies in our vehicle."
Since the beginning of 2024, the team has therefore had a lot of development work to do. To successfully implement their project, the members also invest a lot of time in the design and production of the racing car. The time commitment of the individual members varies depending on the season and their personal availability. "But to realize a challenging project of this size, you have to keep at it. Someone was always in the workshop to continue building the new racing car – and they were never alone," explains Lediona Balla, who studies sociology at the University of Bremen.
Competitions in Spain, Germany, and Italy
Bremo24 is now finished, and the team already knows from the many tests that they have built an even faster vehicle than in previous years. It will now compete in international competitions over the next few weeks, where electric racing cars developed in-house by various European universities will have to overcome various challenges. It's not just about fast lap times, but also about things like the cost report, the engineering design report, and the business plan presentation. "These so-called static disciplines also play a significant role in the assessment and help to evaluate the work done on the car. In the cost report, for example, the team has to prepare a cost calculation for the car," explains Bremergy team member Alex Lichtner.
The new car will take to the track for the first time at the Circuit de Barcelona in Spain – incidentally, this track is also used by Formula 1. For a week at the beginning of August, the Formula Student Spain (FSS) will be comparing developments from other countries. Other events with Bremergy participation include Formula Student Germany (FSG) at the Hockenheimring from August 12 to 18 and Formula Student Italy from September 4 to 8 in Varano de Meligari (northern Italy).
