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redneck2

02/27/15 3:18 PM

#16994 RE: dshade #16992

Thanks, that's good news but further from home and harder / more expensive to control and supply. Don't particularly trust them either not to try a reverse engineer play and leave us for an all In-China deal?

drcashflow

03/05/15 6:34 AM

#17081 RE: dshade #16992

GasBuddy News Article
Student teams rev their engines for Shell Eco-marathon in Motor City
fuel fix -- University of Houston engineering seniors Roberto Guerra and Alberth Chavez have a big job this weekend.

Flanked by their crew of local high school students and the 60-pound steel frame of a bullet-shaped car at Houston City Hall on Wednesday, they said they’re planning to test out the car’s methane-fueled engine that could, if all goes smoothly, get the equivalent of 200 to 300 miles to the gallon.

Getting it right would bring them one step closer to the Shell Eco-marathon in Detroit next month, a fuel-efficiency competition that will draw more than 1,000 college and high school students from around the United States and from Brazil Guatemala Mexico and Canada.

They’ll see who can get the most out of their souped-up vehicles using compressed natural gas, biofuels gasoline and diesel.

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