http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle The University of Wisconsin - Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:05:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to Zack Ward of River Falls, the auto industry and the United States need to push for better fuel economy. As a means to that end, Ward and about 40 of his engineering school teammates at UW-Madison are taking part in a three-year competition called “EcoCAR.” In early October the team ... http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=842   Check out our team leader, Adam Richards, in the Naperville Sun. University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students -- including Waubonsie Valley High School graduate Adam Richards -- recently received a GM-donated car to convert into an extended-range parallel hybrid vehicle. The students are participating in a GM- and U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored competition called EcoCAR, ... http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=838 Hauling five vehicles and eight people more than 400 miles is no simple feat, but when it comes to all things automotive, University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and students will do whatever it takes. A group of engineering students from the UW-Madison vehicle teams, led by mechanical engineering faculty associate Glenn Bower, ... http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=835 http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=831 Visit WISC Channel 3 TV's website here. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=822 The EcoCAR vehicle arrived this morning around 11am.  Here is a quick picture from the delivery, we will have more information about our new project posted very soon! http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=801 Here is the winning proposed design theme for this year's EcoCAR project.  We are planning to get a paintshop set up soon so that we can build off a fresh new Wisconsin base coat. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=797 Help us pick our paint scheme for the EcoCAR Vehicle.  Follow the link below to a survey and let us know what you think.  The survey closes Sunday October 4th at Midnight.  Click Here to take survey http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=790 The UW Hybrid Vehicle Team has sent their group leaders off to Boston this week for the EcoCAR Fall Workshop at The MathWorks headquarters.   The team will be learning more about MathWorks tools, as well as learning more from Mototron and National Instruments.  They will also learn more about EcoCAR ... http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=778 The UW Hybrid Vehicle Team has been featured in an article on www.chevy-muscle-cars.com.  A little outside the author's normal focus, but he wanted to highlight the EcoCAR program! Check it out at: Chevy Muscle Cars Also, you might be interested to take a look at some practical information for consumers who wish ... http://www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/vehicle/?p=773