A group of engineering students at University of Manitoba have formed their own hybrid auto club, designing and constructing a variety of hybrid off-road and race car vehicles.
The University of Manitoba Society of Automotive Engineers (UMSAE), which is operating in part with an endowment from Honda, among other sponsors, is developing and testing a speedster called the Formula, and an off-road vehicle called the Baja.
By all accounts, the Formula and the Baja are holding their own in competition, here's some video of the vehicles in action to see for yourself:
The UMSAE racing team is not the first to come up with a hybrid race car design, several car companies have released hybrid race cars, notably Toyota whose Supra HV-R race car (pictured below). The Supra HV-R made history by being the first hybrid race car to win a competition, and won the award for Race Engine of The Year 2007.
The University of Manitoba Society of Automotive Engineers (UMSAE), which is operating in part with an endowment from Honda, among other sponsors, is developing and testing a speedster called the Formula, and an off-road vehicle called the Baja.
By all accounts, the Formula and the Baja are holding their own in competition, here's some video of the vehicles in action to see for yourself:
The UMSAE racing team is not the first to come up with a hybrid race car design, several car companies have released hybrid race cars, notably Toyota whose Supra HV-R race car (pictured below). The Supra HV-R made history by being the first hybrid race car to win a competition, and won the award for Race Engine of The Year 2007.
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