May 7, 2008 High speed, high mileage Play video

(NECN: Lauren Collins, Manchester, NH) - The 2nd Annual Formula Hybrid International Competition is under way at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The competition features high-performance hybrid race cars built by teams of undergraduate and graduate engineering students.

Founded and run by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, the event runs from May 5-7.

16 teams are competing, including Yale, Drexel, Embry-Riddle and McGill University from Canada.

Teams must consider the factor of fuel efficiency in the design and construction of their car.

For more information, please visit: www.formula-hybrid.org.