Speed Bump: Formula Hybrid Competition Student Engineers Tripped Up by Complexity [Video & Slide Show]

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 17:30 in Physics & Chemistry

With the market for hybrid automobiles picking up steam , it makes sense for tomorrow's engineers to get a feel for designing and building cars powered by a combination of internal combustion and electricity. Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. [More]

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