Wisconsin EcoCAR

We usually do not post about non-muscle cars at Chevy Muscle Cars, but here is an exception. I want to bring your attention to the EcoCAR project, and specifically Wisconsin’s participation with the project. The EcoCAR Challenge is a three-year competition that builds on the 19-year history of Department of Energy’s advanced vehicle technology competitions by giving engineering students the chance to design and build advanced vehicles that demonstrate leading-edge automotive technologies.  Wisconsin’s work hopes to create a practical road hybrid based off of GM’s Saturn Vue with innovation and engineering. The University of Wisconsin – Madison car’s battery pack’s fuel source is a 45 Amp/hr liquid cooled JCS battery pack. This large capacity pack is designed primarily to get 30+ miles per charge during plug-in mode. Wisconsin has chosen E85 as a fuel source for the EcoCAR competition to run in the MP750 Weber Engine.