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The roots of Bulldogs Racing extend back to 2006, when Yale College seniors designed and constructed a car in the scope of a mechanical engineering design seminar to compete in the inaugural Formula SAE Hybrid Competition. The team evolved into a Yale Undergraduate Organization in 2008 to become Bulldogs Racing. Since then, we have grown by leaps and bounds to become a world-renowned racing team.In 2010, our car won the GM Best Engineered Hybrid Systems Award (2nd place) and was a finalist in the design competition. Diligent development and careful work over the course of three years saw Bulldogs Racing field BR13. At the 2013 Formula SAE Hybrid competition, Bulldogs Racing became the international champions, posting the fastest times in all dynamic events and sweeping the Ford Most Efficient Hybrid Award (1st place), the Chrysler Innovation Award (1st place), and the GM Best Engineered Hybrid System Award (2nd place).After a 4th place finish in Formula SAE Hybrid 2014 with BR14, Bulldogs Racing decided to focus its attention and resources on electric drivetrains to further explore, experiment on and learn about the future of the automotive industry. Consequently, we embarked on a project to build an new all-electric race car, the BR16, which was the first all-electric vehicle built at Yale University. However, just prior to raceday in 2016, we experienced a battery box fire that forced a significant revaluation and redesign of the car. We aim to finish a completely redesigned all-electric vehicle, the BR20, complete with additional safety features this year, and are well on track to do so.