Harnessing youthful ideas.After spending a year researching various technologies in the quest to develop a crossover Crossover The point on a stock chart when a security and an indicator intersect. Crossovers are used by technical analysts to aid in forecasting the future movements in the price of a stock. In most technical analysis models, a crossover is a signal to either buy or sell. vehicle requiring less petroleum and improved emission performance, more than 17 teams from a variety of universities throughout the U.S. and Canada displayed their concepts at the second Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition held at GM's Mesa, AZ, proving grounds Blackarachnia is growing steadily more annoyed with the tension between her and the Maximals. ; the competition is underwritten by GM and the U.S. Department of Energy, with a number of other software and technology component suppliers offering support at various levels. This year, teams were challenged to put their ideas into working--or provable--concepts, all based on a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox The Chevrolet Equinox is a mid-size crossover SUV from Chevrolet, introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year to replace the Tracker. Although the Tracker is still in production in Mexico, it replaced the Blazer there. . Teams devised a number of hybrid-based solutions including through-the-road parallel and series hybrid solutions, complete with regenerative re·gen·er·a·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration. 2. Tending to regenerate. re·gen braking and high-load electrical assist, with many using bio diesel or ethanol-based fuels to power their vehicles. One team went to the outer limits by devising a series fuel cell vehicle. While the team from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college. (Blacksburg, VA) took the top spot with their split parallel hybrid with two electric motors running on E85--accomplishing a 74% reduction in overall petroleum use--all still have a third and final year of competition to perfect their concepts by following GM's Global Vehicle Development process through to its conclusion. If you're sensing an ulterior motive a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed. See also: Ulterior on GM's behalf, you are right. The automaker said it hired several students directly from the competition this year and will watch the teams as they progress over the next 12 months to pick another few ripe apples from the engineering tree. As the automaker and the government began exploring the program, universities were hesitant hes·i·tant adj. Inclined or tending to hesitate. hes  i·tant·ly adv. to offer academic credit for participating in Challenge X, but they eventually relented when the benefits were laid out on the table. Now, not only does academia get increased access to funding and support from the world's highest-volume auto manufacturer, they also give their students an avenue to careers after achieving their diploma. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Kevin M. Kelly, Senior Editor, kkelly@autofieldguide.com |
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