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Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions

North America's Premier Collegiate Automotive Engineering Competitions

Managed by Argonne National Laboratory

About AVTCs

We are North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competitions. Established in 1988 as a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions engage middle school- through higher-ed-aged students in STEM education, creating a pipeline for workforce development and future automotive engineers. With more than 30,000 alumni in the industry, AVTCs build a diverse workforce to help maintain the U.S.’ competitive edge in the global automotive marketplace. 

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Just The Facts

35

Year History

For 35 years, AVTCs have provided students with real-world, hands-on experience tackling the latest engineering challenges.

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Educational Institutions

Students from nearly 100 North American educational institutions have participated in AVTCs.

30,000

Alumni

AVTCs have seeded more than 30,000 graduates into industry, helping the U.S. maintain its competitive edge in the global automotive marketplace.

Collegiate Competitions

EcoCAR EV Challenge Logo

A four-year AVTC challenging 15 North American universities to engineer a next-generation battery-electric vehicle utilizing automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity to implement energy-efficient, customer-pleasing features and meet the automotive industry’s decarbonization needs.

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Battery Workforce Challenge Logo

A three-year immersive engineering competition that challenges North American universities and their community college partners to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery pack into a Stellantis vehicle. Teams gain valuable engineering skills that transcend the classroom environment.

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Challenge Sponsors

Sponsors provide the hardware, software, training and support the teams need to integrate technologies into their competition vehicles. This arrangement gives students access to components and systems that might otherwise be unavailable or too expensive.

BattChallenge Sponsors EcoCAR Sponsors

Recent AVTC News

Batt News

Vector North America’s Jim Hutter fostering crucial relationships with future battery workforce

November 18, 2024
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Batt News

Momentous milestones: BattChallengers receive Ram ProMaster EV key fobs at fall workshop

November 14, 2024
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EcoCAR News

Preparing for the EcoCAR EV Challenge: ACC Energy Consumption Testing at Argonne

November 4, 2024
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Batt News

Ready to drive: BattChallengers to receive keys to Stellantis’ Ram ProMaster EV at fall workshop

October 29, 2024
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Batt News

BIC, Vibration Research latest sponsors of the BattChallenge

October 16, 2024
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Green Garage Blogs

Batt Challenge

JSU & Hinds Community College’s BattChallenge team overcoming hurdles

October 29, 2024
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Batt Challenge

Wired for safety: Colorado School of Mines & Arapahoe Community College BattChallenge team completes high voltage service training

October 1, 2024
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EcoCAR

Advancing Sustainable Automotive Engineering: The McMaster EcoCAR Team’s Triumph with MathWorks Software

September 26, 2024
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EcoCAR

Chicago Climate Tech Week 2024: STEMFEST at Illinois Tech

September 25, 2024
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Batt Challenge

Clemson University & Greenville Technical College’s BattChallenge team gains inspiration from winter workshop

September 24, 2024
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