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1. Speed Limt: 25 mph Kurt Bauerly is general manager of Princeton, Minn.-based e-ride Industries, a manufacturer of low-speed Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. On today’s show, Kurt introduces us to the exv4 electric transportation vehicle and the exv2 electric utility vehicle, two environmentally friendly, reliable, zero-emissions...
2. Chevy Volt: Guilt-Free Motoring Imagine never having to fill up again with gasoline. That’s the promise of the new Chevy Volt, an electric car concept created by General Motors, which debuted at the North American International Auto Show. The flex fuel hybrid car is...
3. Saturn: 2007 Car of the Year I had the opportunity to speak with Saturn‘s Jill Lajdziak at December’s Los Angeles Auto Show and she was expressive about the past year for Saturn and the renewal of the brand. During the North American International Auto Show in...
4. Challenge X: Team Texas Tech Texas Tech competed in Challenge X by converting a Chevrolet Equinox into a hybrid electric vehicle fueled with both hydrogen and E85. The vehicle uses a COBASYS NiMH battery pack to provide energy storage and electric power to the motor....
5. Andy Frank at Challenge X Dr. Andy Frank is faculty advisor to the Challenge X team, from UC Davis. While at the GM Proving Grounds for some of the event, I had the opportunity to speak with him about the event and the vehicle his...
6. Challenge X: Year 3 Awards In Challenge X, the U.S. Department of Energy has partnered with GM for a three-year competition, giving engineering schools an opportunity to participate in hands-on research and development with leading-edge automotive propulsion, fuels, materials, and emissions-control technologies. Seventeen teams were...
7. UW’s Challenge X Team At Hybridfest in Madison, Wisc., the University of Wisconsin had their Challenge X team present. The team placed 2nd in the competition for the last 2 years with its diesel electric propulsion system. ...
8. Challenge X: UWAFT Leader Mike Wahlstrom Mike Wahlstrom is co-team leader for the University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team in Challenge X. The only Canadian team participating in the competition, the Waterloo team used hydrogen as its fuel source. ...
9. HHR Panel Van Design Winner GM sponsored a design competition among students the College of Creative Studies to personalize a Chevy HHR with a one-of-a-kind image, and develop a marketing campagin to go along with it. The winner? Jimmy McCammon and his Flaming Skull of...
10. Design Challenge’s Cars of the Future The design studios of seven automakers competed in a Design Challenge at the L.A. Auto Show. The competition combined wood, alloys, glass, rubber and other materials to create 100 percent recyclable roadsters of the future. The eco-friendly vehicles were designed...