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EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge is a three-year collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition (AVTC) established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM). Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has managed the AVTC series for 20 years. The competition challenges 17 North American universities to reduce the environmental impact of a captured GM fleet vehicle by minimizing its fuel consumption and reducing emissions while retaining the vehicle's performance, safety and consumer appeal. The competition requires teams to use GM's Global Development Process (GDP) to design a vehicle in a real-world atmosphere. Sponsors of the competition provide teams with the engineering tools and equipment needed to create a realistic vehicle design project. Using these tools the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) team, the EcoEagles, have devised a Power-Split Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) propulsion system.