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Chevy Camaro Hybrids Review | Driving students’ EcoCar3 competitors

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — I was standing in a parking lot in Los Angeles looking at a line of 16 Chevy Camaro hybrids. Yes, real and (mostly) functional cars, each one designed and developed over the past four years by groups of students from different universities across the U.S. and Canada. Four years of blood, sweat and tears were poured into these cars. I was just praying I wouldn’t…

 Imagine a high-powered sports car with loads of performance and speed that’s also one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the road. The 16 North American university teams participating in the EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition are in the process of making this dream a reality.

Sponsored by the Energy Department and General Motors, EcoCAR 3 is a four-year competition for teams to…

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EcoCAR 3 is a 4-year North American automotive engineering competition that is sponsored by General Motors and the Department of Energy. The competition has a rich 26 year history. Penn State’s Advanced Vehicle Team has been involved since 1988. EcoCAR spans 16 universities across the United States and Canada. The goal of the competition is to take four years and re-engineer a Chevrolet Camaro. The idea is to convert the car to an electric vehicle without sacrificing any of the engine performance that comes with an american performance vehicle. EcoCAR 3 is currently in year one of the four year competition.