Alabama team turns muscle car green

Engineering students from the University of Alabama (UA) are developing a new powertrain system to turn a classic American muscle car into a green hybrid.

The project is part of the EcoCAR 3 competition, where universities from across North America are challenged to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro to reduce its environmental impact but retain its performance. Preparations at UA have been underway since 2014, when the university was selected as one of the 16 participants.

“Our team has been planning for over a year now, working together to establish a solid foundation for our specific vehicle development programme as if this was an actual effort to bring our vision for the Camaro to market,” said Brittany Galloway, communications manager for the Alabama team.

“Whether its communications, engineering or project management, everyone has been putting in tremendous effort to lead to our overall success. The team is thrilled to finally be working with the actual vehicle and excited to start bringing the design work to life.”