Pigeon Forge High School Presentation

On December 10th a large group of students from Ms. Casandra Sharp's Pigeon Forge High School classes took a field trip to UTK for a presentation on biodiesel use and the Challenge X project. Team Leaders Sean Peterson and Scott Curran gave a detailed presentation on what biodiesel is and a demonstration on how it is made. The students then learned how biodiesel is used in the Revolution X to reduce well to wheel green house gas emissions.

Vehicle Ships out to California

The Revolution X shipped out to California for the first stage of the fourth and final year of Challenge X. The teams will participate in a road rally from Los Angeles to Anaheim ending in a showcase at the 23rd annual Electric Vehicle symposium. Teams will get special tours at the General Motors Advanced Technology Center in Torrance, CA as well as other opportunities for outreach and education.

Freedom CAR Tour at the NTRC

The team was invited to be part of the FreedomCAR tour at the National Transportation Research Center. The tour was for the DOE-FreedomCAR Vehicle Systems Analysis Tech Team.













FreedomCAR Site

College of Engineering Alumni Picnic

NOV3. Team Tennessee brought the Revolution X to the homecoming picnic for UT College of Engineering Alumni. There were a few hundred people at the picnic. The team met a lot of intersted people and fielded some great questions.

NOV 2. Team Tennessee was awarded a $2500 outreach grant from Challenge X for a well prepared Marketing Report! The marketing report was put together by the Outreach Subcommittee team. The grant will help the team purchase outreach materials.

Homecoming

NOV2. The Tennessee biodiesel hybrid Equinox was part of the UT Homecoming parade at the University of Tennessee. Team members rode in the parade that stretched across campus and ended at Neyland Stadium.

Day of Science

Team Tennessee and Rose-Hulman were showcased at the Department of Energy's Day of Science. 1700 Students from across North America came to the DOE exhibition for careers and graduate school in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Team Tennessee and Rose-Hulman both had a booth in the main exhibition hall and a display with the vehicles outside the Knoxville Convention Center.

UT Students announce plans for final year of Challenge X

Team Tennessee held a press conference at the annual Engineer's Day celebration at the University of Tennessee to announce the fourth and final year of the sustainable vehicle competition, Challenge X.

Invited speakers included College of Engineering Dean, Dr. Way Kao, Associate Dean for Research and Technology, Dr. Wyane Davis and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Dr. William Hamel.

The response from the local press was great.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/oct/19/get-your-hybridized-motor-running/

Get a tour of UT's new biodiesel-electric hybrid and see how it drives

Challenge X aims for a greener, more efficient automobile