Snap-on Partners with Rose-Hulman for EcoCAR Challenge
Thursday, November 05, 2009
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Posted by: Grant Smith
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.
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.
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