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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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The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win.

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EcoCAR 3 competition to use Chevy Camaro as base vehicle

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General Motors is continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition. California State University, Los Angeles. Mississippi State University. Schools selected for EcoCAR 3 are: Arizona State University.

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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. Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi).

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New electric truck company Chanje emerges from stealth; first model out this year

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The dual motor system delivers a peak 148 kW and 564 lb-ft (764 N·m) of torque. Chanje has provided global expertise from the transportation sector, innovation engineering and a deep understanding of clean energy vehicle adoption. Jeff Robinson, VP of Manufacturing - previously Tesla, Ford, Mazda, General Motors and others.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Camelina will be engineered with. This will allow a. The team will.

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