Since the beginning, more than 93 universities across North America and 16,500 students have participated in AVTCs. Each year, 200-500 students join forces in AVTCs mission of educating the next generation of automotive engineers and advancing state-of-the-art fuels and vehicle technologies.
During EcoCAR 3, 16 universities from North America are competing over the four-year span of the competition. These universities include:
Arizona State University
- Location: Tempe, Arizona
- Faculty Advisor(s): Abdel Mayyas, Laurie Ralston, Jane Humble, James Contes, Kristine Csavina, Micah Lande
California State University – Los Angeles
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Faculty Advisor(s): David Blekhman
Colorado State University
- Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
- Faculty Advisor(s): Thomas Bradley
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Location: Dayton, Florida
- Faculty Advisor(s): Patrick Currier
Georgia Tech
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Faculty Advisor(s): Thomas Fuller, David Taylor, Michael Leamy
McMaster University
- Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty Advisor(s): Ali Emadi
Mississippi State University
- Location: Starkville, Mississippi
- Faculty Advisor(s): Randy Follett
Ohio State University
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Faculty Advisor(s): Shawn Midlam-Mohler
Pennsylvania State University
- Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
- Faculty Advisor(s): Gary Neal
University of Alabama
- Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Faculty Advisor(s): Paul Puzinauskas, Hwan-Sik Yoon, Tim A. Haskew, Robert Morgan, Mike Pope
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
- Faculty Advisor(s): Butch Irick, Lynn Youngs, Scott Curran
University of Washington
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Faculty Advisor(s): Brian Fabian
University of Waterloo
- Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty Advisor(s): Roydon Fraser, Michael Fowler, Nasser Abukhdeir
Virginia Tech
- Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
- Faculty Advisor(s): Doug Nelson
Wayne State University
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Faculty Advisor(s): Jerry Ku
West Virginia University
- Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
- Faculty Advisor(s): Andrew Nix, Scott Wayne, Yaser Fallah
