“The New Car Pool” or “Fuel for Thought”

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/06/virginia-tech-wins-ecocar-82-mpg-vehicle/1

Students from Virginia Tech University won a U.S. Department of Energy contest by engineering a Chevy that gets 82 miles per gallon.  The students could also get a huge cash prize, if they accept Big Oil’s offer to destroy the eco-technology.

For the students, it’s the best of both worlds: they are good mechanics, but they’re still nerds.

Students from Ohio State, and U. of Waterloo, Ontario came in 2^nd and 3^rd place for their eco-car innovations.  Last place went to a community college, whose only fuel-efficiency modification to their car was to paint it red.