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:
1995-1996
- 1st Place – Texas A&M University
- 2nd Place – GMI Engineering & Management Institute/Kettering University
- 3rd Place – University of Texas at El Paso
- 4th Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- 5th Place (tie) – Texas Tech University and Western Washington University
- Best Propane Conversion – University of Texas at Austin
- Lowest Emissions – Texas A&M University
- Best Fuel Economy – Illinois Institute of Technology
- Best Teamwork Award – University of Texas at Austin
- Simon Vega Sportsmanship Award – University of Alberta
1996-1997
Chrysler Minivan
- 1st Place – GMI Engineering & Management Institute/Kettering University
- 2nd Place – Texas Tech University
- 3rd Place – University of Texas at El Paso
- 4th Place – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- 5th Place – Western Washington University
- Best Oral Presentation – Texas Tech
- Best Propane Conversion – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- Best Engine Out Emissions – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- Lowest Emissions – Texas Tech
- Most Improved Team – Texas Tech
Dodge Dakota
- 1st Place – University of Waterloo
- 2nd Place – Texas A&M University
- 3rd Place – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 4th Place – University of Windsor
- 5th Place – Virginia Tech
- Best Oral Presentation – University of California, Riverside
- Best Propane Conversion – Texas A&M University
- Best Engine Out Emissions – University of Waterloo
- Lowest Emissions – University of Waterloo
- Most Improved Team – University of Waterloo
- Best Fuel Economy – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Other Awards
- Simon Vega Sportsmanship Award – University of Alberta, Edmonton
- Most Innovative Component – University of Texas at El Paso
- Best Teamwork – University of Kansas
- Best Skit – University of Windsor