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April 12, 2012WSU team unveils hybrid vehicle design
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Wayne State University's EcoCAR 2 team Wednesday unveiled a hybrid vehicle design at a press event hosted by NextEnergy. The project is part of EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future, in which 15 North American university teams are competing over three years to convert a gasoline-powered production car into a fully functional hybrid vehicle. WSU's team, the Hybrid Warriors, which is the only team from Michigan, announced it will implement parallel through-the-road architecture using an ethanol-85 engine to drive the front wheels and two Remy electric motors and lithium-ion batteries to drive the rear wheels of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors for the competition. The car will be on display through April 19 at NextEnergy.
Wayne State University's EcoCAR 2 team Wednesday unveiled a hybrid vehicle design at a press event hosted by NextEnergy. The project is part of EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future, in which 15 North American university teams are competing over three years to convert a gasoline-powered production car into a fully functional hybrid vehicle. WSU's team, the Hybrid Warriors, which is the only team from Michigan, announced it will implement parallel through-the-road architecture using an ethanol-85 engine to drive the front wheels and two Remy electric motors and lithium-ion batteries to drive the rear wheels of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors for the competition. The car will be on display through April 19 at NextEnergy.
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