The Process
As a University of Michigan student engineering team, we work in the Wilson Student Team Project Center, a modern facility that gives us the space and the tools we need to create a world-class vehicle. We make an entirely new car every two years and race it for another two, requiring detailed planning and tight scheduling. The vehicle is built from the ground up. Every component, from the carbon fiber shell to the mechanical systems, is designed and made in-house by students.
The Competition
This year marks a new direction for Supermileage: in addition to continuing to compete in the prototype division with an electric motor vehicle, we are also designing and competing with an internal combustion engine vehicle in the Urban Concept division. This division requires cars to more closely resemble typical automotive vehicles produced today while still being energy efficient.