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updated October 27, 2009
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Snap-on Partners with Rose-Hulman for EcoCAR Challenge
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Snap-on Inc. has teamed up with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to
provide tools and tool storage systems to students participating in EcoCAR:
The NeXt Challenge, a collegiate competition focused on the development of
innovative technologies for the next generation of low-emission,
fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Ready To Work: Members of Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology's EcoCAR team has received tools and tool
storage systems from Snap-on Inc. for the innovative student-based
vehicle development project. |
Rose-Hulman’s team recently received the equipment donation and has started
using the tools to explore a variety of cutting-edge clean vehicle solutions
to create a blueprint for how cars of the future will be manufactured and
maintained.
“We are honored to be part of this exciting and cutting-edge educational
project,” said Ben Brenton, chief innovation officer for Snap-on, in a
company news release. “For almost 90 years, Snap-on has set the standard
when it comes to innovation and technology and we feel privileged to be able
to provide our state-of-the art tools to each of the very talented EcoCAR
Challenge teams.”
EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge is a three-year collegiate advanced vehicle
technology engineering competition established by the U.S. Department of
Energy and General Motors, and is being managed by Argonne National
Laboratory.
Rose-Hulman is among 17 universities across North America –- and the only
team from Indiana -- to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles by
minimizing a vehicle’s fuel consumption and reducing its emissions while
retaining the vehicle’s performance, safety and consumer appeal. Students
explore a variety of cutting-edge clean vehicle solutions, including
full-function electric, range-extended electric, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid, and
fuel cell technologies.
Snap-on is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools,
diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional
users. The company is headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
More information about Rose-Hulman’s EcoCAR team can be found at
http://ecocar.rose-hulman.edu.
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