College Students Take Iconic American Camaro to a New Level - Speedway Digest

It’s year two of the EcoCAR3 competition. Sixteen teams from across the US and Canada have come up with designs they believe will make a 2016 Chevy Camaro an even more energy efficient version of this classic American car. Engineering students across the country have spent years participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, turning standard vehicles into environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Being ‘green’ shouldn’t mean opting out of performance. All 16 teams are going to be turning to hybrid electric powertrains. The question is who can do the best job of taking those ideas from drawing board to actual implementation?

The Teams:

Arizona State	Georgia Tech	Penn State	Univ. of Waterloo
Cal State LA	McMaster University	Univ. of Alabama	Virginia Tech
Colorado State	Mississippi State Univ.	Univ. of Tennessee	Wayne State Univ.
Embry-Riddle Univ.	Ohio State	Univ. of Washington	West Virginia Univ.

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