07-16-2015, 01:13 PM
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EcoCar 3 Competition
This looks interesting... a challenge t 16 universities to make a Chevy Camaro more "eco" whatever that means. It is a four year competition that seems to have just ended year two, with Ohio State winning again. Here they are:
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07-16-2015, 10:16 PM
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Any idea what they did? They used to do this with a small GM SUV... I forget which one. But it usually involved hybridizing, usually with a plug.
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07-16-2015, 11:25 PM
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Huh, I thought I had included a link. Here is a bit from autoblog that is better than the competition's own personality-rich website: " This time, EcoCAR officials designed the competition to concentrate on hybrid, hybrid-electric and diesel options."
A Chevy Camaro hybrid? That's what EcoCAR3 could bring
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07-17-2015, 04:36 AM
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Kinda bummed that they pushed the teams away from any cosmetic changes simply because "customers don't want cars that look like science experiments."
Bummer.
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07-17-2015, 10:28 AM
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Well, it is very much the product of a business school culture. Normative.
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07-17-2015, 03:53 PM
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Kinda bummed that they pushed the teams away from any cosmetic changes simply because "customers don't want cars that look like science experiments."
Bummer.
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Marketing both responds to and directs the public's desires. They can train consumers to want more efficient cars, but don't because the profits are higher in trucks and performance vehicles.
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