Students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology collected plenty of hardware at the recent Toyota Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York.

The college contingent – consisting mainly of students from the Penn College Motorsports Association – garnered several awards at the 21st annual event, held at the Watkins Glen International race course. The Green Grand Prix is a fuel-efficiency competition for alternative fuel vehicles, hybrids, and traditional gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. It’s meant to promote innovation in sustainable transportation technologies.

The college’s entries ranged from school-owned electric and hybrid vehicles used in labs to cars owned by individual students and David P. Showan, associate professor of automotive technology.

“This event gives

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