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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) / Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH). Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL). McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS). University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Established by the DOE and General Motors, EcoCAR 2 is a three-year competition that. EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design. The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana).

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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General Motors. Vehicle demonstration will leverage the Smart City infrastructure in Columbus. If successful, NEXTCAR technologies will improve the energy efficiency of future connected and automated vehicles by at least 2% beyond other planned vehicle efficiency technologies. NEXTCAR Awards. Organization. Description.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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General Motors Corp. Columbus, Ohio Close: 31 Dec 2009. Under the agreement, the Opel/Vauxhall assets have been pooled under Adam Opel GmbH, with the majority of the shares of Adam Opel GmbH being put into an independent trust (the balance to remain with General Motors), while final negotiations with Magna proceed.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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General Motors Corporation. Bristol, TN Columbus, GA. General Motors Corporation. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. General Motors. Brownstown, MI. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. s ill-fated EV1, which was and remains the only all-electric vehicle from a major automaker. and EnerDel Inc.,

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