Start Your Engines, NCSU!
Following the Year 2 Final Competition last year, the North Carolina State University (NCSU) EcoCAR 2 team, at the suggestion of the competition organizers, decided to abandon developing a custom […]
Virginia Tech Gets Their Vehicle Back in Gear
Sometime over this past summer, the Virginia Tech EcoCAR 2 Team’s vehicle, Mary the Malibu, developed a ground fault that crippled its ability to run in EV (electric vehicle) mode. They […]
Meet Purdue’s Communications Manager, Alexandra Johnson
Alexandra Johnson is the Communications Manager for the Purdue University EcoMakers. She is currently a senior at Purdue and hopes to get a job in news reporting after graduation. She […]
Why Penn State Loves MATLAB and Simulink
MATLAB and Simulink are pretty important programs for many EcoCAR 2 teams. It’s nearly impossible to write model-based design code without such programs – and thanks to one generous sponsor, […]
UWAFT Represents EcoCAR 2 at the Toronto Auto Show
The Canadian International Autoshow rolled into the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in February. The University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) had the extraordinary opportunity to showcase their technology at this year’s […]
March Emissions Testing Event Heads to Argonne National Laboratory
The final week of the EcoCAR 2 Emissions Testing Event is upon us! Inspections and testing of the first 12 teams’ vehicles was successfully completed last week at the Transportation […]