Hybrutos Racing

Official Formula Hybrid Team of SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai. The main highlights of our car are:

Hybrid composite body paneling.

Hybrutos Racing, the Official Formula Hybrid team of S.R.M University, Chennai,India is developing a Parallel Hybrid-Electric Formula race car(that would run on fuel as well as from batteries) to showcase our concern towards efficient, emission less cars for a cleaner future. Our university holds a position of prestige and repute in world with accreditation from ABET USA and Bosh Center of Automo

tive Excellence duly guided and appreciated by honorable Prime minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. SAE International in association with IEEE and Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth, USA is organizing FORMULA HYBRID competition where racing enthusiasts gather from various universities all over the world to represent their car. Hybrutos Racing is the " Third team from Asia" which took part in FORMULA HYBRID competition held in 2016 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, USA .The competition attracts personnel from reputed companies associated with “Sustainable mobility”. The event is being designed and scrutinized in such a way that the basic frameworks is as per the International Standards of safety and compliance for EV’s/HEV’s and is also the goldmine for the companies to get exposed to the R&D and innovations from the teams on their state of art vehicles to ensure optimum performance on track. OUR POWERTRAIN AND DRIVETRAIN FEATURES

Our car is rear wheel drive single seater formula style hybrid electric car. It is a mixed hybrid design which will be one of its kind in INDIA with a hybrid electric powetrain consisting of racing high power 2 x pmdc motors(16kw continuous power each) along with a 250cc bike engine accompanied with a custom manufactured inlet , exhaust and cooling system. Custom developed hybrid drive- train final drive which is chain coupled with a limited slip differential . Parallel mode drivetrain design. Integrated ultracapacitor pack with LiFePO4 cells
Economical and Efficient hybrid powertrain design
carbon fibre bodywork. push bar suspension. The main power source are

Engine
Lifepo4 batteries 4kw
Ultracapacitor GLV System
It has regenerative braking along with on board charging.

22/11/2025

Electrical safety isn’t optional — it’s essential.
Thank you to Bender for supporting our high-voltage architecture with their Insulation Monitoring Device (IMD), enabling continuous monitoring, fault detection, and system reliability.
We’re grateful for your partnership.

15/11/2025

Precision in every cut, performance in every part.
We’re grateful to Matrix Industries for supporting us with high-quality CNC machining and reliable manufacturing expertise.
Thank you for being part of our journey.

11/11/2025

This season tested us in every way — but hard work pays off.
We’re proud to have brought home two Static Awards and a ton of lessons for what’s next. Huge thanks to our sponsors, college, and alumni for standing by us.
The drive never stops. Onwards and upwards.

12/10/2025

We’re glad to have About:Energy supporting our journey with their advanced battery simulation software, helping us better understand and optimize our hybrid powertrain.
We extend our gratitude to the About:Energy team for their support and collaboration.

19/08/2025

From brackets to complex welds, Axicut makes sure our car is built to perform. Huge thanks to them for their support in fabrication and manufacturing this season!

14/06/2025

We’re excited to announce our collaboration with OnlyScrews, our official fastener sponsor for the 2025 season.

From concept to competition, their hardware will be critical in keeping every component race-ready. Grateful for the support as we build towards Formula Imperial 2025.

14/06/2025

We’re excited to announce our collaboration with OnlyScrews, our official fastener sponsor for the 2025 season.

From concept to competition, their fasteners will be critical in keeping every component race-ready.

Grateful for the support as we build towards Formula Imperial 2025.