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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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Ohio State EcoCAR built a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powered by E85. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. kWh energy storage system.

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Looking good inDEED!

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More Drive Electric Earth Day events than ever before; EVA chapters get funding. It’s looking like a very successful Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED) is on the horizon, with a record 180 events taking place throughout April. Community Partners include Climate Action Reserve , Forth , and Virginia Clean Cities.

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DEED sets records

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More than 200 Drive Electric Earth Day events draw big numbers. Drive Electric Dayton’s Trotwood, Ohio DEED event at Trotwood-Madison High School. Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED), with more events across the U.S. Our chapter events featured EVs including the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Rivian, and even the Aptera.”

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Letting in the Light

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Within a few years, outreach efforts by these chapter members at local electric vehicle (EV) events had grown to include presentations at conferences around the country, and eventually around the world. I own 12 LEVs for my family at this point, and I always keep one in my car so I can take it out when I go to an outreach event,” Smith said.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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WVU NAFTC partners with Tesla Motors for professional development and electric drive vehicle first responder safety training

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The NAFTC, a program of West Virginia University, has produced the Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training, a curriculum developed under the NAFTC’s Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program, funded by the US Department of Energy. The other train-the-trainer sessions have occurred at past NAFTC events in Gallagher, W.

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

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Virginia Tech earned second place with an ethanol EREV design and Penn State came in third place building a biodiesel EREV. GM turbodiesel engine and 75 kW UQM generator in a series plug-in configuration. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. after designing and building an biodiesel extended-range electric vehicle (EREV).