Budding engineers compete to build more efficient, greener cars.

Autor: Kramer, David
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Zdroj: Physics Today; Jul2008, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p23-24, 2p
Abstrakt: The article discusses a competition sponsored by General Motors Corp. and the U.S. Department of Energy. Each of seventeen teams of university students was given a Chevrolet SUV to refurbish in an effort to increase fuel efficiency while reducing tailpipe emissions. The winning entry from students at Mississippi State University achieved a 38% increase in mileage.
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