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Formula Hybrid

Formula Hybrid™ is a design and engineering challenge for undergraduate and graduate college and university students. They must design, build, and compete an open-wheel, single-seat, plug-in hybrid racecar. This car must conform to a formula which emphasizes drive train innovation and fuel efficiency in a high-performance application.

The most challenging event at the competition is the Endurance event, where all the vehicles begin having fully charged their accumulators (Batteries or Capacitors) from the grid, as is the norm for a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

Many student teams will choose to maximize their accumulator capacity, as in the Chevrolet Volt, or to run a smaller system as in the Toyota Prius. These are complex decisions, requiring extensive engineering analysis.

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