Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions
North America's Premier Collegiate Automotive Engineering Competitions

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 create a pipeline for workforce development and future automotive engineers. With more than 32,000 alumni in the industry, AVTCs build a skilled workforce to help maintain the U.S.’ competitive edge in the global automotive marketplace.
Just The Facts
36
Year History
For 36 years, AVTCs have provided students with real-world, hands-on experience tackling the latest engineering challenges.
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Educational Institutions
Students from 100+ North American educational institutions have participated in AVTCs.
32,000
Alumni
AVTCs have seeded more than 32,000 graduates into industry, helping the U.S. maintain its competitive edge in the global automotive marketplace.
Collegiate Competitions

A four-year engineering competition challenging 15 North American universities to engineer a Cadillac LYRIQ, utilizing automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity to implement connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies, and other innovative technologies to analyze energy efficiency, leading to greater transportation energy affordability, reliability, and security.
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.

AVTC 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.
Recent AVTC News

Readying the battery workforce: A sneak peek behind the BattChallenge’s year two winter workshop


Hesse Mechatronics to become BattChallenge sponsor, provide cell welding training and capability

BattChallenge organizer David Robertson’s sparking a passion for battery recycling as adjunct professor of a new Illinois Tech IPRO course

Green Garage Blogs

Different journeys, shared goals: Meet the women of the McMaster University & Mohawk College’s BattChallenge team

Colorado School of Mines & Arapahoe Community College’s BattChallenge team’s elevating youth through collaboration



Meet the University of Waterloo & Lambton College BattChallenge team’s Cristian Jaimes
Upcoming Events
EcoCAR Events
EcoCAR CARB Testing Event & Winter Workshop
March 3 @ 8:00 am
We are pleased to announce that the CARB Dynamometer Testing Event and Year 3 Winter Workshop will be held March 3-14, 2025 in Riverside, CA! Dynamometer Testing Event – Hosted by California [...]

BattChallenge Events
No Upcoming Battery Workforce Challenge Events. Please Check back soon!

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