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Ecofest Report: Vehicle Design Summit at MIT

The Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) at MIT is a summer project involving the collaboration of about 50 students from 21 universities and 13 countries. Their goal is to design and build 5 high-mileage vehicles which include a plugin-electric, a fuel cell car, another running off ethanol and a Honda Insight conversion to full electricity. The 5th car, the only one they brought to Ecofest, is a 3-wheel, human-electric hybrid. It's powered by the driver via bicycle pedals with electric motor assistance. The batteries are charged from foldable solar ... Read more →

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