UW News
Brian Fabien
September 30, 2014
UW students to build hybrid-electric muscle car in EcoCAR 3 contest
![A Chevy Camaro](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/09/04180623/14510907201_4da1b1bb0e_o-150x150.jpg)
The UW is one of 16 schools invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. EcoCAR 3 competition that spans four years with stand-alone contests each spring. Their challenge in this next competition is to convert a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car.