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Hertz puts the hurt on Zipcar at OSU

The Ohio State University like a few alt-fuel cars: the Buckeye Bullet 2, hydrogen-powered golf carts and Zipcar/Flexcar. Well, scratch that last one. OSU has decided to give the campus car-sharing contract to Connect by Hertz instead of Zipcar. The exact reason for the switch was not disclosed, with OSU saying only that Zipcar was "not the successful bidder." The Columbus Dispatch reports that Zipcar, with at first 20 but then seven vehicles on campus, did not provide enough cars to suit employee needs. OSU did not provide details on how ... Read more →

OSU Buckeye Bullet 2 tops 200 MPH at Bonneville Sam Abuelsamid

The Ohio State University team that has been working with Ford on setting land speed records for fuel cell powered vehicles passed another milestone on Friday as the August session of salt flats ...

Tuesday Salt Flats fuel cell update: Ford and OSU speeds continue to climb Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the team photo for a high res gallery of the action at Bonneville On Tuesday, the Ford and Ohio State teams continued their efforts to establish land speed records for fuel cell powered ...

AutoblogGreen Exclusive: Ford Fusion XV1 is going to Bonneville! Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Ford_and_Ohio_State_building_Fusion_to_capture_fuel_cell_land_speed_record'; AutoblogGreen got a call from Ford this afternoon to let us know about a ...

Hertz puts the hurt on Zipcar at OSU 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Ohio State University like a few alt-fuel cars: the Buckeye Bullet 2, hydrogen-powered golf carts and Zipcar/Flexcar. Well, scratch that last one. OSU has decided to give the campus car-sharing contract to Connect by Hertz instead of Zipcar. The exact reason for the switch was not disclosed, ...

OSU Buckeye Bullet 2 tops 200 MPH at Bonneville 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Ohio State University team that has been working with Ford on setting land speed records for fuel cell powered vehicles passed another milestone on Friday as the August session of salt flats racings drew to a close. The hydrogen=fueled streamliner broke through the 200 mph barrier at the three ...

Tuesday Salt Flats fuel cell update: Ford and OSU speeds continue to climb 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the team photo for a high res gallery of the action at Bonneville On Tuesday, the Ford and Ohio State teams continued their efforts to establish land speed records for fuel cell powered vehicles at the Bonneville Salt Flats. After an initial qualifying run on their first day at 161 mph, ...

AutoblogGreen Exclusive: Ford Fusion XV1 is going to Bonneville! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Ford_and_Ohio_State_building_Fusion_to_capture_fuel_cell_land_speed_record'; AutoblogGreen got a call from Ford this afternoon to let us know about a special new project they are working on. The team behind the HySeries Drive Edge is teaming up with Ohio ...


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