Driving the Future: Hydrogen-Powered Racecar | HyDriven

In this episode of UT Journeys, we sit down with Bram and Jasmijn from HyDriven, the student team pioneering the development of a hydrogen-powered racecar at the University of Twente. 🌱🏎

HyDriven’s mission? To prove the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source in the automotive industry. But beyond building a car, they’re also navigating team management, technical challenges, and industry collaborations.

🔹 What We Talk About in This Episode:

⚡ What it takes to build a hydrogen-powered racecar from scratch

🔧 How different team roles—technical, marketing, finance—come together to push innovation

🏆 Lessons from student team life: networking, leadership, and stepping out of your comfort zone

💡 Insights into the company world, partner relationships, and balancing a full-time student board position

🚧 The biggest challenges HyDriven has faced and how they tackle them

🎤 Stories from the team, including an inside look at Jörg Gigler

📅 Exciting HyDriven Events You Don’t Want to Miss:

🗓 March 25 – Technology Drinks 🍻 (Network with the team!)

🗓 February–May – Recruitment season: Apply to join HyDriven!

🗓 May 13 – 🚗 The Car Reveal! 🎉 Join the event at Wilmink Theater, Enschede – free entry!

🚀 Want to learn more? Follow them on Instagram: @hydriven

🎧 Listen now and get inspired by the future of hydrogen-powered mobility