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GM may have discarded the Saturn brand in the company's bankruptcy, but there are still at least 150 young engineers working hard to turn a Saturn Vue into the most efficient vehicle possible. The engineers are all students from 17 universities who are participating in the EcoCAR challenge, the three-year follow-up to Challenge X.
The 17 EcoCAR teams have now spent a year doing the theoretical work to pick the powertrain they want to install in their Vue. EcoCAR guidelines allow them to "explore a variety of cutting-edge clean vehicle solutions, including full-function electric, range-extended electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell technologies." Reducing weight, improving aerodynamics and using biofuels or hydrogen is also allowed. Year Two of the competition - in which the teams begin to translate their calculations into the real world - kicked off in Boston last week.
GM unveiled the Vue as the donor vehicle for EcoCar last December. EcoCAR is sponsored by A123Systems, General Motors Company, and the U.S. Department of Energy. More details after the jump.
[Source: EcoCAR]
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