Building Greener Cars (broadcast Friday, January 30th, 2009)

Mississippi State's award-winning Challenge X vehicle MSU image

Carmakers are working to retool for greener cars -- but many of those vehicles won't be ready to hit the road for years. But are there things that could be done sooner to improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? In this segment, we'll check in with several groups working on greener cars, and ask for their thoughts on greening automobile showrooms.

Guests

Anna Jaffe
Co-founder, Vehicle Design Summit
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Simon Hauger
Former Teacher, West Philadelphia High School
Advisor to the West Philly Hybrid X team
Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Doude
Team Leader, Mississippi State EcoCAR
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Mississippi State University
Mississippi Stare, Mississippi

Related Links

• Progressive Automotive X Prize
• Challenge X
• ACEEE Green Book
• Vehicle Design Summit

Segment produced by:Charles Bergquist

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