Future Engineers Get Hands-On Experience with the Ohio State EcoCAR Team

Written by: Jake Berg and Allison Mellor What’s in store for the future of mobility? That’s exactly what 125 middle school students at Imagine Great Western Academy in Columbus, Ohio learned ...

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EcoCAR Winter Workshop in Austin Texas

From February 14-16, EcoCAR Mobility Challenge teams, organizers, and sponsors attended the Year One Winter Workshop! The workshop took place at the NXP Semiconductors headquarters in Austin TX. ...

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The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EcoCAR) is the latest U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series. The four-year competition will challenge 12 university ...

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Where Are They Now: Penn State’s Cheyenne Foran

From the Penn State EcoCAR garage to the Motor City, Cheyenne Foran’s interest in the automotive industry races through her veins. Now a Talent Acquisition Branding & Social Engagement ...

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Where Are They Now: MSU & GT Alumni, Lee Sargent

Written by: Malea Fernandes, Georgia Tech The Georgia Tech team worked hard throughout the EcoCAR 3 competition. Although the team experienced a few hiccups during the first year of competition, ...

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Sponsor Spotlight: CSU Team Utilizes MathWorks Software for EcoCAR Vehicle Developments

MathWorks’ sponsorship of the EcoCAR 3 competition has provided the CSU Vehicle Innovation Team with essential software packages and in-depth training for design programs, MATLAB and Simulink. To ...

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Country Roads Bring You Home!

West Virginia University has taken part in Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC’s) since 1988, with the exception of EcoCAR 2, which makes for a lot of Benjamin M. Statler College of ...

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Where Are They Now: Catching Up with Ohio State’s Nick Tomczak

Written by: Brianna Antinoro Ohio State University has participated in AVTCs since the early 1990s (check out the history of the program here!) and we’ve had a large number of people coming ...

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Where Are They Now: UA’s Evan Graves

Similar to 56 percent of The University of Alabama student population, Evan Graves hails from out-of-state—Florida to be exact, but it’s Alabama that he’s lived in the longest. Nevertheless, it ...

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Women in Engineering Award Recipients

Every year, General Motors honors women who are outstanding in the field of engineering and have made pathways for other women through their work in EcoCAR. Countless Advanced Vehicle Technology ...

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Faculty Advisors Andrew Nix and Abdel Mayyas Earn Tenure

EcoCAR faculty advisors are the true champions for Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions at each of the 16 universities participating in EcoCAR 3. Without their loyal support and dedication to ...

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And the Winner of the EcoCAR 3 Year 4 Competition is…

The Ohio State University took home first place at the Year 4 Awards Ceremony last night!  West Virginia finished in second place, and the University of Alabama took third. Energy Secretary ...

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