The Ohio State University

Many students involved with CAR participate in one of the numerous student projects CAR has to offer. These projects are mostly national competetions against some of the most well known universities in the nation. Anyone participating the projects gets full access to state-of-the-art equipment and tools.

Current Projects

EcoCAR	EcoCAR is a three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors Corporations, and several other organizations and companies from the US and Canada, with the purpose of re-engineering a Saturn Vue using advanced powertrain technologies to minimize energy consumption, emissions, and greenhouse gases.
Formula SAE	The Formula SAE® competition is for SAE student members to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style racing cars.
OSU Mini Baja	The Mini Baja team designs, builds, and races with a single seat, off-road vehicle while marketing the concept of the vehicle to a fictitious firm for production.
Buckeye Bullet 2	The Buckeye Bullet is a student organization with the purpose of designing the world's first hydrogen feul cell powered land speed racing vehicle.
OSU Solar	The biannual North American Solar Challenge embodies the ultimate in complete design efficiency, with teams required to design and build a roadworthy vehicle powered only by the sun.

Previous Projects

ChallengeX

ChallengeX (2004-2008) was the competition prior to EcoCAR, in which the OSU team developed a Chevy Equinox into a hybrid electric vehicle.