Ohio State Students Win First Stage of EcoCAR Challenge

Reuters
Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:31pm
By GreenBiz Staff - GreenBiz Staff

A team of Ohio State University students look first place in the initial milestone of the EcoCAR competition for its redesign of a 2009 Saturn Vue that utilizes a battery pack and ethanol fuel to get a 300 percent increase in fuel economy.

EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, is a three-year competition involving 17 university teams from the U.S. and Canada trying to figure out ways to turn the Saturn Vue in to electric vehicles with improved fuel economy and lower emissions while maintaining the vehicle's performance and appeal to car buyers.

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