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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Mississippi State University. This multi-disciplinary emphasis imitates a real-world automotive industry environment and provides graduates the technical and leadership skills needed to enter the field fully prepared for careers that will help shape the energy and mobility industry for years to come. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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

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Mississippi State University was awarded third place for its EREV, fueled by B20 biodiesel. Tags: Conferences and other events Hybrids Plug-ins. The next-generation design predicts a 300% increase in fuel economy over the production 4-cylinder vehicle.

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

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The 16 competing teams were: Arizona State University; California State University-Los Angeles; Colorado State University; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Georgia Tech; McMaster University; Mississippi State University; Ohio State University; Penn State University; University of Alabama; University of Tennessee; University of Washington; University (..)

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi). The schools that have been chosen to participate are: California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California). Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida). The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio).

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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Restores Hydrogen Research Funding in FY2010 Funding Legislation

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Differences between House and Senate budgets, once passed, will need to be worked out in a conference committee. million, an increase of $30 million above the request for continued design of a storage site in Richton, Mississippi. The Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves would receive $23.6

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KiOR halts cellulosic fuels production at Columbus in Q1 to optimize production; need for R&D to boost yield and cut costs

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In a conference call on Friday, KiOR President and CEO Fred Cannon said that the company will halt production of cellulosic gasoline, diesel and fuel oil at its plant in Columbus, Mississippi in order to implement a number of optimization projects it identified as necessary—based on its experience in 2013—to optimize production to enhance (..)

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Vanderbilt meeting concludes time to begin developing climate change adaptation strategies for transportation sector

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—Craig Philip, CEO of the Ingram Barge Company and a member of the conference steering committee. million acres in the month of June in the Southern Plains and Southwest, are examples of the kinds of natural disasters that experts predict will become increasingly severe and frequent.