EcoCAR2: Plugging in to the Future
EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future KICKS OFF! Teams Announced
DETROIT (April 13, 2011) -- Today at SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), took the stage for the morning keynote address and, along with Karl Stracke from General Motors (GM), announced the official launch of EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future. SAE World Congress served as the perfect venue to jump-start the new program because, like EcoCAR 2, the conference aims to equip today's engineers with the knowledge and training needed to continue the evolution of automotive propulsion technology and energy efficiency.
Established by the DOE and GM, EcoCAR 2 is a three-year collegiate engineering competition and the only program of its kind. The mission of EcoCAR 2 is to educate the next generation of automotive engineers through an unparalleled hands-on, real-world engineering experience. The competition challenges 16 North American universities to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles without compromising performance, safety and consumer acceptability. Combining new teams and veterans to Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, the schools that have been chosen to participate in the EcoCAR 2 are as follows:
- California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
- Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL)
- Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS)
- North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
- The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)
- Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN)
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
- University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
- University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
- University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
- Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
- Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Read the complete press release here. For more information, please visit the EcoCAR2 website or e-mail ecocar2@anl.gov.
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