About us

About Us

We are the Automotive Club at Ecolint Geneva, a student-led engineering club focused on designing and building vehicles entirely from scratch. Our goal is simple: to turn ideas into real, working machines through hands-on engineering, creativity, and teamwork.

Founded and led by students, the club brings together a shared passion for automotive design, mechanics, electronics, and motorsport. Every project we take on is built in-house — from initial sketches and CAD design to fabrication, wiring, assembly, and testing.

What We’ve Built

Over the past years, we have successfully completed several ambitious electric vehicle projects, including:

• A fully working Mario Kart, built entirely from scratch
  
  

• A 1925-style “Red Bug” kart, inspired by early automotive design
  
  

• A Moon Buggy, currently under development this year
  
  

Each project challenges us to learn new skills, solve real engineering problems, and work as a team under real constraints.

Beyond Electric

While most of our club projects focus on electric propulsion, we are also exploring internal combustion and performance engineering. Alongside the club’s work, we are developing a high-performance gas-powered go-kart, pushing deeper into mechanical systems, engine tuning, chassis dynamics, and motorsport-style design.

To support our projects, we have also organized real-world initiatives such as a school karting fundraiser event, demonstrating leadership, project management, and community engagement beyond the workshop.

Our Mission

Our mission is to:

• Give students real, hands-on engineering experience
  
  

• Encourage innovation, creativity, and problem-solving
  
  

• Connect education with real-world automotive and motorsport applications
  
  

• Build projects we can be proud to race, test, and improve
  
  

Whether electric or gas-powered, every vehicle we build represents learning through action.