McMaster University

is proud to be one of 13 universities participating in the EcoCAR EV Challenge.

The four-year competition challenges teams to apply advanced propulsion systems, automation, and vehicle connectivity technologies to the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ, all while balancing decarbonization, energy efficiency, and customer-centric design.

Providing students with interactive training, industry presentations, and hours and hours of real-world, hands-on experience, McMaster EcoCAR cultivates the next generation of engineers.

You'll find the team hard at work at the McMaster Automotive Resource Center (MARC).

The best in the industry

hire our members. McMaster EcoCAR provides experience in industry-grade software and tools. Students have received co-op and employment offers from:

INDUSTRY SPONSORS OF THE ECOCAR COMPETITION

General Motors, MATLAB, Argonne National Laboratories, dSPACE

AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES

Honda, Ford, Canoo, Magna

ADJACENT INDUSTRIES

AMD, Intel, Ontario Power Generation, Blackberry

The EcoCAR EV Challenge

is the latest of the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series, which was established by the U.S. Department of Energy 34 years ago.

Visit the AVTC website to delve further into EcoCAR, industry partners, competition sponsors, and more.

Interested in joining?

SEPTEMBER

McMaster EcoCAR attends club fest, faculty fest, and hosts two information sessions at the start of the term for recruitment.

OCTOBER

In the Development Challenge, students are tasked with solving any one of 5 challenges related to a subteam—PCM, Mechanical, CAVs, Electrical, or HMI.

The team gauges which students demonstrate interest and invites them to join.