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

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Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego, Calif. after designing and building an biodiesel extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). The Mississippi State University EcoCAR team chose to design an EREV hybrid with a 21.3 It includes a 4-cylinder 1.3L

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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Clemson University will develop a lightweight, multi-material passenger vehicle body structure, addressing challenges in joining dissimilar materials. AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. General Motors. SUNY University @ Stony Brook. Penn State University.

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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol. The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter

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GM China sales top 4M vehicles for the first time in 2017; SUV sales up 37%

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General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 4 million vehicles in China for the first time in 2017. turbocharged engines. GM accelerated its drive to zero emissions with the launch of the Buick Velite 5 extended-range electric vehicle and Baojun E100 electric vehicle in 2017. to 547,561 units.

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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Student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge unveiled their vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show. The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV). Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV).

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First crop of DOE Battery500 seedlings awarded nearly $6M; high-risk, high-reward toward 500 Wh/kg

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Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery, and electric vehicles with significantly extended range. University of Maryland: College Park. Penn State University Park. University of Maryland: College Park. General Motors LLC. University of Pittsburgh.

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Ultrasonic welding in the battery pack for the Cadillac ELR

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kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). GM is using ultrasonic welding in the 16.5 In 1960, Sonobond (then known as Aeroprojects) received the first patent for ultrasonic metal welding.).

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