Mississippi State tops GM’s EcoCar Challenge this year with a GM/Saturn Vue-based biodiesel hybrid. The Vue is estimated to have a 60-mile electric range, to get you to class and back, before the B20 powered 1.3-liter turbodiesel engine spins up. The biodiesel hybrid system can achieve an equivalent of 118 mpg. That’s about 100 mpgs better than the standard Vue. You can understand why they won.
“Each team experimented with technologies and made great strides towards optimizing fuel efficiency and minimizing emissions. With critical and successful testing under their belts, we’re excited to see the teams refine and improve their vehicles in the last leg of the EcoCAR competition,” said Karl Stracke, GM vice president, Global Vehicle Engineering.
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