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Missouri S&T showcased three alternative fuel vehicles during Odyssey Day 2010, connecting cleaner transportation technology with education and public outreach.
While I am not a fan of the fuel cell in a car, it's interesting to see how the Missouri S&T EcoCAR team re-engineered a 2009 stock GM SUV into a Chevy EcoCAR. The Missouri S&T EcoCAR is a hydrogen Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (FC-PHEV). Missouri S&T has produced hydrogen on-site for two years and is the only hydrogen station in Missouri.
As illustrated below, the stock engine was removed to make room for the GM-donated fuel cell. In addition, the team added hydrogen storage tanks, a high voltage DC/DC Converter and a Missouri S&T designed electrical storage system which utilizes A123 Systems Inc.battery modules.
EcoCAR is a 3 year program where college students develop their best re-engineerined car with the help of General Motors and the US Department of Energy. This "three-year competition" is intended to challenge students to re-engineer a GM vehicle to decrease emissions, energy consumption and green house gases.
Student 'garage innovators' unveil future green vehicle technology solutions at the
Washington Auto Show
Since February 3rd, 2009, the EcoCar Challenge Green Garage has become an icon of innovation,
emblematic of a spirit of invention that has produced some of North America’s greatest inventions.
A next generation of garage innovators emerges, ready to spark new invention, and to do so for the good of the planet and its future generations. This is the Green Garage.
The Green Garage
The Green Garage (www.green-garage.org) is a virtual portal, and beyond its doors are 17 teams of emerging innovators that comprise EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, an unprecedented public/private partnership that provides invaluable experience and training to the next generation of engineers developing future clean vehicle technology solutions. Today, the 17 EcoCAR teams, selected from universities across North America, unveiled their long-awaited vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show.
