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EcoCAR 2 Year One Winner: Mississippi State University

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EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Mississippi State University, with its series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle design, the Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. Freescale; AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.; A123 Systems, Inc.;

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

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liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 Teams also spent several days presenting to judges and proving how they have developed into the next generation of engineers and business leaders who are prepared to enter the auto industry and related careers. kWh energy storage system.

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EcoCAR 3 competition to use Chevy Camaro as base vehicle

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California State University, Los Angeles. Mississippi State University. Students must also consider cost and explore innovation, while retaining the vehicle’s performance, safety and consumer appeal. Schools selected for EcoCAR 3 are: Arizona State University. Colorado State University. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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

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Relativity’s first 3D-printed rocket aims to debut a new rocket fuel

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Founded in 2015, the Los Angeles-based aerospace company has taken its few years of obligatory delays in stride while pursuing a 2020 debut for its (relatively) small Terran 1 rocket. Terran 1’s first nine-engine spin-start test, July 21st. billion Relativity has raised to develop Terran 1 and the much larger Terran R.

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US MARAD study finds marine use of natural gas substantially reduces some air pollutants and slightly reduces GHG emissions

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Continued improvements to minimize downstream emissions of methane during vessel-engine operations will also contribute to lower GHG emissions from marine applications of natural gas fuels. The OGV was modeled on two West Coast routes, one from Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) to Shanghai, China, and the other from LA/LB to Honolulu, HI.

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Relativity Space’s first 3D-printed rocket goes vertical for launch debut

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Founded in 2015, the private Los Angeles-based spaceflight company shipped its first complete rocket prototype to Florida in June 2022. Instead of building a dedicated booster test stand in Mississippi, Relativity chose to modify Terran 1’s lone LC-16 launch pad for the crucial task. Terran 1 reportedly weighs around 9.3