Each year, university teams compete in a variety of static and dynamic events that range from oral presentations to on-road vehicle testing to communications and business tactics. These static and dynamic events are judged by industry sponsors and professionals, both throughout the year and in-person at the year-end competition.

Event awards and winners:

Ground-Up Class

Year One (1992-1993)

• Consumer Challenge – Cornell University
• Best Emissions Test – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Best Performance Event – Cornell University
• BOSCH Best Use of Electronics Award – Michigan State
• SAE Design Excellence in Engineering Safety Award – Lawrence Tech
• Cost Assessment Event – Cornell University
• Best Overall Vehicle Efficiency – Washington State + University of Idaho
• Best Acceleration – Washington State + University of Idaho
• 1^st Place – Cornell University
• 2^nd Place – University of California, Davis
• 3^rd Place – Michigan State University
• 4^th Place – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• 5^th Place – Lawrence Tech

Year Two (1993-1994)

• 1^st Place – University of California, Davis
• 2^nd Place – California State University, Pomona
• 3^rd Place – Lawrence Tech
• 4^th Place – Cornell University
• 5^th Place – University of California, San Luis Obispo

Year Three (1994-1995)

• 1^st Place – University of California, Davis
• 2^nd Place – Cornell University
• 3^rd Place – New York Institute of Technology
• 4^th Place – University of Washington + Idaho University
• 5^th Place – Lawrence Tech

Conversion Class

Year One (1992-1993)

• Ford Escort
  • 1^st Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • 2^nd Place  – Weber State University, Ogden
  • 3^rd Place  – Concordia University
  • 4^th Place  – Seattle University
  • 5^th Place  – University of Illinois, Urbana
  • 6^th Place  – West Virginia University
• Best Acceleration – University of Alberta, Edmonton
• Best Emissions Event – Weber State University, Ogden
• Commuter Challenge – University of Alberta, Edmonton
• Best Oral Presentation – Weber State University, Ogden
• Best Cost Assessment – Weber State University, Ogden
• Best Technical Report – Concordia University
• Best Engineering Design – University of Illinois, Urbana
• Best APU Efficiency Event – Concordia University
• Best Electric Efficiency – Seattle University
• BOSCH Best Use of Electronics Award – University of Illinois, Urbana
• Overall Efficiency Event – West Virginia University
• Against All Odds – U.S. Naval Academy

Year Two (1993-1994)

• Ford Escort
  • 1^st Place – Weber State University, Ogden
  • 2^nd Place – University of Illinois, Urbana
  • 3^rd Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • 4^th Place – University of Wisconsin
  • 5^th Place – Jordan Energy Institute
  • 6^th Place – Concordia University
• Saturn Sedan
  • 1^st Place – University of Maryland
  • 2^nd Place – University of Western Ontario
  • 3^rd Place – GMI / Kettering
  • 4^th Place – University of Texas, Austin
  • 5^th Place – Cedarville College
  • 6^th Place – Western Michigan University

Year Three (1994-1995)

• Ford Escort
  • 1^st Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • 2^nd Place – Wayne State University
  • 3^rd Place – University of Wisconsin
  • 4^th Place – West Virginia University
  • 5^th Place – U.S. Naval Academy
  • 6^th Place – Penn State University
  • Best Application of Advanced Technology – Penn State University
  • Best Dynamometer Energy Efficiency – Wayne State University
  • Best Track Range – University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • Best Emissions Performance – Wayne State University
• Saturn Sedan
  • 1^st Place – California State University, Fresno
  • 2^nd Place – California State University, Chico
  • 3^rd Place – Ecole de Technologie Superieure
  • 4^th Place – University of Western Ontario
  • 5^th Place – University of Texas, Austin
  • 6^th Place – GMI / Kettering University
  • Best Emissions Performance (tie) – California State University, Fresno and Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Best Dynamometer Energy Efficiency – Ecole de Technologie Superieure
  • Best Track Range – California State University, Fresno

• Dodge Neon
  • 1^st Place – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • 2^nd Place – Texas Tech University
  • 3^rd Place – Western Washington University
  • 4^th Place – University of Florida
  • 5^th Place – Virginia Tech
  • 6^th Place – University of Michigan
  • Best Emissions Performance – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Best Use of Alternative Fuels – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Best Dynamometer Energy Efficiency – Texas Tech
  • Best Track Range – Western Washington University