Hybrid Powered People Carriers
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2008 Schools Handbook

Home to some of the most innovative and ingenious designs, the Hybrid category is open to vehicles powered by a combination of at least two energy sources.
Limited in energy size and fuel restrictions, teams and vehicle designs must carefully balance speed and fuel conservation to remain competitive right through to the end of the 24^th hour.

Arguably the most challenging and difficult category to master, design specifications include a maximum length of 2.7 metres and a choice of single or two-seat configuration. Size restrictions have been set so that production motor vehicles are not simply modified and entered.

Entrants must:

•     Design and build a vehicle ‘from a clean sheet’;

•     Develop or adapt an existing Human Powered Vehicle; or

•     Liaise with local business or community groups to design and build a machine.

All entrants will be required to participate in a 24-hour trial (including a nine-hour lights-on period), commencing on the Saturday afternoon on the 1.11 km Holden track.

The hybrid category is proudly supported by Holden Australia