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What does it take to redesign a Chevy Malibu into a hybrid vehicle? A team of UW engineering students is finding out as part of General Motors’ second annual EcoCAR competition. Watch the story of the UW EcoCAR2 team:
In this national competition, our students will receive an unparalleled hands-on engineering experience to design, model and construct a hybrid vehicle. Many of these students will use this experience as their capstone design project, the hallmark of their engineering education. With support from the College of Engineering Capstone Fund, students were able to buy materials to redesign the rear of the car, accommodating the electric motor and gearbox.
Your gift to the Capstone Fund will allow engineering students like these to experience real-world problem solving. Students will walk away from their capstone design project with skills like project management, teamwork, flexibility and open-ended thinking. For students on the EcoCAR2 team, the Capstone Fund provides an edge to succeed in an elite engineering design competition.
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Students working EcoCar2 competition
GM's demonstration Chevy Malibu