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DOE funds Ricardo, Bosch and University of Michigan for next gen FFV

The US Department of Energy will be providing funding to a partnership comprised of Ricardo, Bosch and the University of Michigan for research on an optimized flex-fuel engine (see related post). The team will start with an existing gasoline optimized engine that is turbocharged and direct injected. After characterizing the engine, Bosch and U of M will focus on developing quick accurate means of measuring the ethanol content in the fuel blend. The partners will then work at using all the available performance parameters that can be adjusted ... Read more →

Don't forget about the Alternative Fuel Cars Forum in Ann Arbor on Tuesday Sam Abuelsamid

If you are in the Southeast Michigan area on Tuesday, June 12 (tomorrow), come on over to Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan is putting on an Alternative Fuels Cars forum at the Power Center on ...

ZipCar gaining popularity in Ann Arbor Sam Abuelsamid

Last October the University of Michigan teamed up with ZipCar to offer the car-sharing service for staff and students at the Ann Arbor School. There are currently six cars available at three ...

University of Michigan to host Alternative Fuel Cars forum Sam Abuelsamid

This June the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will be hosting a forum on alternative fuel vehicles that will include a panel of interested people discussing the future of personal transportation. ...

GM Design helps U-M students develop new solar race car Sam Abuelsamid

Engineering students at the University of Michigan have been building solar powered racers for many years. Currently they are working on their ninth generation car called Continuum with technical ...

Rick Wagoner weighs in on fuel prices and Washington's involvement in alternative fuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Shortly after the University of Michigan released a report indicating that auto executives believe gas prices and CAFE standards will increase dramatically in the next decade, Rick Wagoner said, "With the price of oil at its lowest level in 19 months, we run the risk of reverting back to our ...

Automotive experts predict fuel prices and mileage standards through 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here are the numbers generated by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's Automotive Analysis Division survey of automotive experts: Gas prices will average slightly more than $4 a gallon by 2015 and just over $5 a gallon by 2020 CAFE standards for cars is expected to ...

ZipCar comes to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The fast growing car sharing/short term rental service ZipCar is starting up their service in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1. The company will be making six vehicles available from three different locations on the University of Michigan central campus, north campus and medical campus. The company is ...


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