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
- 1st Place – Cornell University
- 2nd Place – University of California, Davis
- 3rd Place – Michigan State University
- 4th Place – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 5th Place – Lawrence Tech
Year Two (1993-1994)
- 1st Place – University of California, Davis
- 2nd Place – California State University, Pomona
- 3rd Place – Lawrence Tech
- 4th Place – Cornell University
- 5th Place – University of California, San Luis Obispo
Year Three (1994-1995)
- 1st Place – University of California, Davis
- 2nd Place – Cornell University
- 3rd Place – New York Institute of Technology
- 4th Place – University of Washington + Idaho University
- 5th Place – Lawrence Tech
Conversion Class
Year One (1992-1993)
- Ford Escort
- 1st Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- 2nd Place – Weber State University, Ogden
- 3rd Place – Concordia University
- 4th Place – Seattle University
- 5th Place – University of Illinois, Urbana
- 6th 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
- 1st Place – Weber State University, Ogden
- 2nd Place – University of Illinois, Urbana
- 3rd Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- 4th Place – University of Wisconsin
- 5th Place – Jordan Energy Institute
- 6th Place – Concordia University
- Saturn Sedan
- 1st Place – University of Maryland
- 2nd Place – University of Western Ontario
- 3rd Place – GMI / Kettering
- 4th Place – University of Texas, Austin
- 5th Place – Cedarville College
- 6th Place – Western Michigan University
Year Three (1994-1995)
- Ford Escort
- 1st Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- 2nd Place – Wayne State University
- 3rd Place – University of Wisconsin
- 4th Place – West Virginia University
- 5th Place – U.S. Naval Academy
- 6th 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
- 1st Place – California State University, Fresno
- 2nd Place – California State University, Chico
- 3rd Place – Ecole de Technologie Superieure
- 4th Place – University of Western Ontario
- 5th Place – University of Texas, Austin
- 6th 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
- 1st Place – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2nd Place – Texas Tech University
- 3rd Place – Western Washington University
- 4th Place – University of Florida
- 5th Place – Virginia Tech
- 6th 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