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MSU in the news, EcoCAR 2 Coverage

- Year Two Coverage -

April 3rd, 2013- EcoCAR 2 Welcomes DeSoto Elementary

April 6th, 2013- Starkville Celebrates 175th Birthday

April 22nd, 2013- MSU’s EcoCAR 2 Finalists Confident Among Tough Expectations

January 25th, 2013- MSU EcoCAR Team Gears Up for Hybrid Competition (The Reflector)

January 9th, 2013- Interest to Inspiration:Engineering Student Turns Lifelong Passion Into Career Path  (Connections Magazine)

December 5th, 2012- Mississippi State University Makes a Documentary (WCBI Broadcast News)

December 12th, 2012- Miss. State Film to Feature EcoCAR (Starkville Daily News)

December 14th, 2012- Four faculty members to represent MSU at first SEC symposium (University Relations)

November 27th, 2012-December 2012- Starkville Christmas Parade Featuring MSU EcoCAR2 Team (ran on WOBV through entire month of December)

November 5th, 2012 – Maroon on the Mall (Bagley College of Engineering)

November 28th, 2012- MSU Exhibits Prove Popular in D.C. at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Mississippi State Alumnus Magazine)

Novemer 28th, 2012- EcoCAR2 Team Earns First Place Finish in Competition (Mississippi State Alumnus Magazine)

October 5th, 2012 – Bryant: State poised for Energy growth (NEMN Daily Journal)

October 5th, 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Team Gets Recognized (Mississippi State University)

October 15th, 2012 – Gov. Phil Bryant’s energy vision offers a wealth of possibilities (Gulf Live)

October 15th, 2012 – Bryant’s Energy Vision offers Possibilities (Desoto Times Tribune)

August 9th 2012 – MSU’s EcoCAR on the DC Mall (BCoE-Newsletter, Summer 2012)

August 4th 2012 – Conferences for green fuel to join forces (Starkville Dailly News)

July 17th 2012 – MSU exhibits prove popular in D.C. at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Mississippi State University)

July 9th 2012 – Here is what Mississippi really ‘looks like’ (Sid Salter) (Gulf Live) 

July 2012 – Dr. Sara Rajala on the EcoCAR program at Mississippi State (Radio Interview, Mississippi State University)

July 8th 2012 - Eco CAR does Mississippi Proud (Gulf Coast Rising News)

July 8th 2012 – Actuality: EcoCAR Competition is not just for Engineers (USDA Radio News)

July 6th 2012  - Eco Car does Mississippi proud (Clarion Ledger)

July 6th 2012 – ECO Car does Mississippi proud (The Greenville News)

July 6th 2012  - Eco Car does Mississippi proud (Hattiesburg American)

July 6th 2012 – USDA Radio Interview while at Smithsonian Festival (USDA)

July 6th 2012 – dSPACE Mississippi State University Info Page (dSPACE)

July 5th 2012 – Hybrid Learning: Schools Design, Build, Chevy Malibu Plug-In Hybrids in EcoCAR 2 Competition (MotorTrend)

July 5th 2012 – EcoCAR 2 Teams Spread the Word on Alternative Energy (Alternative Energy eMagazine)

June 29th 2012 – MSU exhibits draw visitors’ attention at Folklife Festival (Starkville Daily News)

June 26th 2012 – Mississippi State’s EcoCAR teams takes a bow in D.C. (CDispatch)

June 22nd 2012 – MSU delegates travel to Smithsonian festival (Mississippi State)

June 16th 2012 – Mississippi State University: EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future (Smithsonian Institute)

June 14th 2012 – EcoCAR 2 Challenges Students to Build Road-Ready Hybrids (Autopia | Wired)

June 14th 2012 – EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future (2nd Green Revolution)

June 14th 2012 - EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future (Paper blog)

June 7th 2012 - The Clean Energy Race for the Future: EcoCAR 2 Year One Winner! (Climate Mama)

June 7th 2012 - Hooray for Hollywood! Hooray for Mississippi State University! (dSpace)

June 7th 2012 - Mississippi State Wins Chevrolet Eco Car Prize (Earth Techling)

June 1st 2012 – Plugging In to the Future: First Place for Mississippi State University in EcoCAR2 Competition (Smithsonian)

June 1st 2012 - Students Design Car of Tomorrow (Electric Co-op Today)

May 30th 2012 – ‘Year One’ Leader in EcoCAR2 Contest Named (Dept. of Energy)

May 29th, 2012 – MSU named Year One Winner at EcoCAR 2012 Competition (MSU ME Dept. Website)

May 26th 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Year One Winner: Mississippi State University (Green Car Congress)

May 26th 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Year One Winner: Mississippi State University (LA Car)

May 25th 2012 – Mississippi State University wins Year 1 of EcoCAR 2 with plug-in hybrid Chevy Malibu (Autoblog Green)

May 25th 2012 - Mississippi State University Wins EcoCAR 2 Competition with Plug-in Hybrid Chevrolet Malibu (Electric Cars Report)

May 25th 2012 – MSU Team Earns First Place in EcoCAR 2 Competition (HPCC News)

May 25th 2012 – MSU teams earns first place in EcoCAR 2 Competition (Mississippi State University)

May 25th 2012 - First Year of EcoCar2 Won by Mississippi State University [Video] (autoevolution)

May 25th 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Year One Winners Announced! (Department of Energy)

May 24th 2012 - MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State University (MSNBC)

May 24th 2012 - Student teams to turn Chevrolet Malibus into EcoCars (USA Today)

May 24th 2012 – Mississippi State University team finishes first in EcoCAR 2 competition (Clarion Ledger)

May 24th 2012 – Mississippi State Takes First-Round Win in EcoCAR 2 Challenge (NY Times)

May 24th 2012 – MSU named best overall in EcoCAR 2 Challenge (WTVA)

May 24th 2012 – MSU EcoCAR 2 Takes Top Prize (WCBI)

May 24th 2012 – The real prize for GM’s EcoCAR2 challenge? A job offer (CNET)

May 24th 2012 - Mississippi State University wins Year 1 of EcoCar 2 with plug-in hybrid Chevy Malibu    (e-volution.com)

May 24th 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State University (Department of Energy)

May 24th 2012 - Mississippi State earns first place finish in EcoCAR 2 Competition (Daily Journal)

May 24th 2012 - EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State University (eWallstreeter)

May 24th 2012 – Mississippi State claims first-year prize for EcoCAR 2 competition (ZD Net)

May 23rd 2012 – Mississippi Edition Interview with Tom Goddette (Mississippi Public Broadcasting)

- Year One Coverage -

May 15th 2012 – MSU Participates in Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Mississippi State University)

May 11th 2012 – MSU EcoCAR 2 team preps for event

May 10th 2012 – EcoCAR 2 Team Send-Off (State Snapshot)

April 22nd 2012 - Clevelander helps to build car of the future

January 12th 2012 - WTVA Women in grad school

November 11th 2012 – MSU’s EcoCAR team is Speeding along to Success (Pointe Innovation)

November 7th 2011 – MSU EcoCAR team Speeding Along to Success

October 7th 2011 - MSU team begins preparation for EcoCAR2 design, competition (The Reflector)

October 5th 2011 - MSU EcoCar team competes in series

August 24th 2011 – State Snapshot: Preparing for EcoCAR 2

August 22nd 2011 – Vehicular research, EcoCAR 2 team on display at CAVS (Starkville Daily News)

 

| Some Articles from Previous Competitions |

June 17th 2011 – Despite challenges, MSU EcoCAR team again finds successes

June 8th 2011 – MSU EcoCAR team ready for third-year competition

October 4th 2010 – EcoCAR Challenge Team Profile: Mississippi State University (Wired)

July 13th 2010 – MSU’s EcoCAR success recapped

June 4th 2010 – MEDIA ADVISORY: MSU welcomes home EcoCAR team

June 1st 2010 – Mississippi State Wins Big at EcoCAR with 118 MPG (Wired)

May 28th 2010 – MSU students win stage 2 of EcoCAR challenge with 118 MPGe plug-in hybrid (Green Autoblog) 

May 27th 2010 – MSU EcoCAR student team wins big in California

October 2nd 2009 – MEDIA ADVISORY: MSU unveiling new ‘EcoCAR’

June 12th 2009 – MSU EcoCAR team continues winning ways in new challenge

June 9th 2009 – MSU Students take challenge on the road