Proving that a supercar can be designed, engineered,
and prototyped without a factory floor.
CAT Automotive started with a single question: does building a supercar require a billion-dollar factory? The answer, we believe, is no.
The mission is to build a fully functional 1:4 scale hydrogen-powered prototype — complete with a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, EPS steering rack, fuel cell drivetrain, and full electronics — designed and assembled from a living room in Kelowna, BC.
Not as a toy. Not as a concept render. As a real engineering proof of concept — every system functional, every decision documented.
If we can do that here, we can do it anywhere. And that changes what's possible for independent automotive engineering.
"The best engineers don't wait for permission.
They build proof."
The immediate product is the car. The longer-term opportunity is what powers it. CAT Automotive is building both — in that order.
The CAT is not a mass-market car. The first buyers will be people who seek something genuinely rare — a hydrogen supercar with a real story, a working powertrain, and a design language built around a Turkish cultural icon. People who collect for the experience of ownership as much as the drive.
A deliberately exclusive hydrogen supercar, hand-built in limited numbers. Low volume is not a constraint — it is the product. Each car is individually specified, individually delivered, and supported with a personal relationship between founder and owner.
Each customer will be supported with a fueling plan — whether through a mobile hydrogen provider, a compact home generation unit, or a combination of both. We plan to coordinate this through third-party hydrogen operators, so no customer is left without a practical refueling solution.
The hydrogen-electric drivetrain developed for the CAT is designed to be modular. The longer-term ambition is to license or supply this powertrain architecture to other vehicle manufacturers — making hydrogen-electric performance accessible beyond a single car. The supercar proves the technology. The platform scales it.
Carbon fiber monocoque, suspension geometry, hydrogen drivetrain, and full electronics — designed in CAD and built in Kelowna, BC.
Every manufacturing process used to build a production supercar — replicated with desktop machines and minimal capital investment. No factory floor required.
I'm a mechanical engineering student. I don't have a factory. I don't have a team of investors behind me yet. What I have is the ability to design, and the drive to build.
The carbon fiber chassis, the steering rack, the hydrogen system — all designed by me, in my living room, using the same CAD tools the big manufacturers use. Some components are purchased; the engineering is original.
The point isn't to prove I'm exceptional. The point is to prove that the barrier to building isn't resources — it's commitment.
We plan to coordinate mobile refueling, vehicle transportation, and track-day support through third-party providers. Compact private refueling is an additional option under evaluation.
We understand the real concern: will this become a beautiful car that is difficult to fuel or enjoy? That concern shapes every ownership decision we make.
Tell us how you plan to use the car — daily, track days, occasional weekend drives. That shapes everything from specification to support.
We will work with you to map out a practical fueling plan — mobile delivery, track-day support, or home generation — before you commit to anything.
Full-scale production is still ahead. Early conversations help shape the car — and put you first in line when it is ready.
The Van Cat is a rare breed from Van, in eastern Turkey — known for one distinctive trait: one blue eye, one green eye. The blue eye represents Turkey, the culture and heritage that shaped the founder. The green eye represents North America, where the engineering education and ambition to build came together. CAT Automotive exists at that intersection.