OSU EcoCAR Engine

Summer 2009 Status Update: Our CNG engine converted to run on Ethanol is running for the first time!

EcoCAR is the latest in a series of university hybrid vehicle competitions sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors Corporations, and several other organizations and companies from the US and Canada. For information on the current competition, see the official EcoCAR website at http://www.ecocarchallenge.org/.

Seventeen American and Canadian universities are in the first year of a competition to convert a gasoline-based 2009 Saturn Vue crossover SUV into a hybrid vehicle maximizing fuel economy and emissions ratings while maintaining stock performance.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Plug-in
• hybrid
• electric
• vehicle
• student
• competition