Turkish High Schoolers Build 'Verd-e' Electric Car, Inspired by TOGG

A team of high school students in Bursa, Turkey, has designed and built its own electric vehicle, naming the project ‘Verd-e.’ The students drew direct inspiration from TOGG, Turkey’s homegrown electric car brand, according to Yeni Şafak.

The project puts hands-on engineering education on display: rather than working only from textbooks, the teens turned their ideas into a running electric car. Details on the vehicle’s powertrain, range or timeline were not disclosed in the source report, but the effort reflects a growing push in Turkish schools to give students practical exposure to EV technology.

TOGG has become a reference point for young Turkish engineers since it launched as the country’s first domestic electric carmaker, and the Bursa students’ choice to model their work on it shows how deeply the brand has taken root in local technical culture.

AutoVoltix will update this story if the team releases specifications or further plans for the Verd-e prototype.