1. Team 1.618 is a multi-disciplinary student team from SRM University that is designing and building a hybrid vehicle to compete in the Hybrid Vehicle Challenge. 2. The team's vehicle design incorporates the "golden ratio" for balanced and elegant proportions, and aims to develop an affordable hybrid model that can promote adoption of the technology. 3. In addition to building a competitive racing vehicle, the team seeks to promote hybrid vehicles through exhibitions, conferences, and partnerships with NGOs to raise awareness of their environmental and cost benefits over conventional cars.