INTERESTED IN JOINING THE TEAM??
If you are interested in joining the Hybrid Vehicle Team please visit our Team page and follow the directions there. If you are interested in the UW Hybrid Formula Team you should visit their Google Groups page at UW Hybrid Formula Google Groups Homepage or contact Matt at .
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May 11-21, 2008
The team competes the 2008 Challenge X Coast to Coast competition, the capstone in the 4 year competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors. Taking home 2nd place overall and a number of top awards, the team would like to thanks all of its sponsors, contributors and its tireless faculty advisor! The University of Wisconsin - Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team has been accepted into the next competition, titled EcoCar, and is excited to begin designing and testing for this challenge. If you are attending UW as a student we encourage you to join our team in Fall by visiting our team page.
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May 21, 2008
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covers the results of the competition, you can read the article here.
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May 7, 2008
Final outreach report completed! You can find the report here or on our team page.
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May 5, 2008
The UWHVT attends an event at Whole Foods Organic Grocery Store to help educate the public on the progess of the Moovada.
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May 4, 2008
The Moovada was displayed at the Overture Center on State Street in Madison, Wisconsin.
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May 2, 2008
The Hybrid Vehicle Team takes some time out of their busy finals schedule to do an event at the UW Memorial Union.
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April 19, 2008
Members of the UWHVT attend and volunteer at the Science Expeditions state tournament held on the UW engineering campus.
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April 17-20, 2008
Members of the Hybrid team take a road trip to SAE World Congress in Detroit Michigan. We really enjoyed seeing the new products that will be debuting in coming years as well as speaking with potential sponsors.
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April 17, 2008
The Controls group headed up an event at Monona High School just outside of Madison, WI.
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April 16, 2008
Janesville Parker High School received a visit from members of the UWHVT. Students were educated on the structure of the vehicle and the controls that make it a hybrid.
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April 12, 2008
Science Olympiad was held on the UW engineering campus, the team was there to help volunteer and display the Moovada.
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April 12, 2008
UWHVT attended the Renewable energy summit and showed off the craftsmanship of the Moovada. Attendees were amazed by the attention to detail of the UWHVT.
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April 3, 2008
Team members attended the Green Vehicles Workshop and were able to talk to local leaders in green vehicle technology and sales.
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March 12-14, 2008
The team attends the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit in Milwaukee, WI. The summit focuses on how renewable energy can help to create growth in Wisconsin's economy with the creation of a new labor class of "green collar" jobs like renewable energy consultants, engineers, and manufacturers. More information about the summit is available at the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit's homepage.
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March 13, 2008
Outreach report completed, another major milestone out of the way to the 2008 Coast to Coast Challenge! You can find the report here or on our team page.
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February 28, 2008
The team heads to the Greater Milwaukee Car Show and Hamilton high school to display the Moovada and inform the public about new vehicle technologies. The car show was a success, with lots of interest and intelligent questions!
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February 13, 2008
Spring Kickoff!
Join the team! We'll be holding our Spring Kickoff at 5:30pm on Wednesday, February 13th in the Mechanical Engineering Building - room 1106. If you can't make the meeting, feel free to contact one of our team leaders for more information on group meetings and how to get involved.
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February 2008
- We will be holding our spring kickoff meeting on Feb 13th 2008
- The team has recently adopted a new logo
- New website is under development, if you are wondering if we made any improvements, we invite you to compare to the old site!
- We are in the process of scheduling public relations events for spring, if your
company is interested in having the Wisconsin Hybrid Vehicle Team attend your event
please see our contact page.
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February 1, 2008
Team heads to
Johnson Controls to meet with the battery division with hopes of obtaining
a next generation
Lithium-Ion battery pack to replace the Nickel Metal Hydride battery pack currently in the Moovada.
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January 6-12, 2008
Team heads to the
2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our team was able to send students on behalf of our Clarion sponsor, who has also donated a receiver and other stereo components for the Moovada. At CES we were able to see amazing next generation electronics and meet with companies interested in the Moovada!
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January 2008
Challenge X and the team are featured on
Jay Leno's GM Minute. Leno interviews some of the Challenge X teams, asking questions their vehicles, the technology involved, and their ultimate goals within the competition. The commentary following the video has a steep Wisconsin slant.
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February 2007
Wisconsin Engineer, an engineering student magazine featured several student organizations
participating in the 2007
Engineering Expo on the cover of the February edition, including the UW
Hybrid Vehicle Team. In addition, the Wisconsin Engineer wrote a two page article
exclusively on the UW Hybrid Vehicle Team, titled "UW-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team drives towards the next generation
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January 29, 2007
The team traveled to Texas this weekend for on road emissions testing. While in
Austin, TX there was a ride and drive event which attended by several media representatives.
Look for an article on trip in the next edition of the Quarterly Cow!
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February 3, 2007
The team semester kick-off was held in Rm. 1610 Engineering Hall. A video featuring
the team and Challenge X was played followed by a talk about the hybrid team and
what opportunities are available to people on the team. We then took a tour of the
garage and capped off the evening with free pizza and soda
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April 21, 2007
Moovada exhibit receives an award as an excellent student organization exhibit in the 2007 Engineering Expo. Engineering Expo is hosted biannually by UW as a way to get the Madison community involved in the college and to inform the public about research taking place on campus.
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October 23, 2006
The band "Hot Buttered Rum" gave an alternative fuel car show in front Engineering Hall. This band uses a bus that runs on biodiesel and vegetable oil.
You can read about the band here.
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August 13, 2006
The Fall kick-off meeting was well attended!
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July 21, 2006
The team brought the Moovada to Hybridfest at the Sheraton during the Dane County Fair. Read here for one attendee's views.
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June 8, 2006
The team takes second place overall in the 2006 Challenge X Competition. Read here for more information on the win.
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