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fuelourfuturenow.com - 2/3/2009
Fuel Our Future Now
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US Department of Energy Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory under Award Number DE-FG26-08NT03077. Disclaimer: This Website was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States ...

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Auto X Prize, DOE launch Fuel Our Future student website
Autoblog Green — Filed under: Etc., Green Daily, Automotive X-Prize Know anyone who's in school? The Progressive Automotive X Prize (AXP) launched a new website today that targets K-12 students in the U.S. with information about the vehicles and fuels of the future. It's called, ta-da, Fuel Our Future Now. Divided into three sections - for elementary, middle school and high school students - the website provides videos, puzzles and interactive labs intended to teach students about energy use in vehicles. Teachers will also be able to get ...

Minds-per-gallon
Grist - the Latest from Grist — By Jonathan Hiskes When you've got a spare moment for some mechanical learning, or know a student who does, take a look at the nifty new FuelOurFutureNow.com. The interactive knowledge center is designed to help K-12 students learn about vehicle technology, energy efficiency, climate change, alternative fuels, and the science, technology, engineering, and math that underlie fuel-efficient vehicle development. Discovery Education (Discovery Channel's parent company) and the X PRIZE foundation launched the site last week with the help of a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

Progessive Aims to Drive Automotive Innovation with X PRIZE Competition
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit — The long-awaited beginnings of a major sea change in automobile design and manufacturing continues. Progressive Insurance yesterday released the official list of teams that will compete for its Automotive X PRIZE. One hundred eleven registered teams from 25 U.S. states and 11 countries will field 136 vehicles using 14 different fuel sources and compete for a share of a $10 million prize purse. Looking to inspire and foster development of a new generation of practically feasible "super fuel-efficient vehicles," registered teams will now move through a design judging phase based on data ...

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