The Ohio State takes home the top spot in EcoCAR 3 competition

By Associated Engineering Press

The Ohio State University took home first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. This is the fourth consecutive win for the team … West Virginia finished with 817 total points taking second place, and the University of Alabama received 784 points in third place.  Sources: Street Insider, WAFF 48 (Huntsville), WLOX (Biloxi, Mississippi), ABC 7 (Tyler, Texas), Digital Producer, Tucson News Now (Arizona), NBC 5 (Memphis, Tennessee), NBC 14 (Evansville, Indiana), Imperial Valley News Center, Electric Energy Online, Science and Technology Research News, Green Car Congress

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.

Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: May 29, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Students