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Mississippi State University Takes First in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition With Biodiesel EREV

Green Car Congress

Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego, Calif. During testing, the vehicle achieved 118 miles per gallon gas equivalent (combined city/highway cycle). Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. The winner: the MSU biodiesel EREV. Click to enlarge.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

To go with its performance, the car carries a hefty price tag of $87,000. But that kind of acceleration is available only in something called "sport" mode, which uses power from both the battery pack and the gas-powered generator. When the gas generator and battery are used together, the vehicle gets between 35 and 40 miles per gallon.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Calcars/Felix Kramer, March 2006 EnergyCS San Mateo County, CA info@calcars.org 9. Pacific Gas & Electric/Bay Area Air Quality Management District, "Sparky," by EnergyCS, July 2006 (San Francisco County, CA) Contact sxtg@. San Diego Gas & Electric , Prius by Green Gears (San Diego, CA) July, 2007.

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