How will teams spend most of Year Two?
The final two years of Challenge X focus on the second and third key phases of the vehicle development process – vehicle integration and full vehicle development. In Years Two and Three, each university team will integrate and refine their advanced powertrain and other vehicle subsystems into their Equinox. Year Two focuses on powertrain development and demonstration of the energy use and emissions goals of the competition. Team vehicles will be judged extensively in categories such as towing capacity, acceleration, off-road performance, greenhouse gas impact, total well-to-wheels fuel economy, emissions, and consumer acceptability. Teams will also be required to give technical oral presentations and submit SAE-style technical papers.
