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MAX Update No. 57: The Avion Goes 100+ MPG from Canada to Mexico | Craig Henderson is my hero. He was an automotive technology student at Western Washington University when he and his friend, Bill Green, designed and built the Avion. Other than paint and graphics, it doesn't look much different than it did in 1986, when it first broke 100 mpg on the… |
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Faculty and staff Viking Xpress bus passes now available for purchase | |||
²ÝÁñÉçÇø 12th on EPA Green Energy List of Top 20 Higher Education Purchasers of Renewable Power | |||
²ÝÁñÉçÇø's X Prize car was cut in the final round, but for the team it was a victory | The 21 ²ÝÁñÉçÇø undergrads who built the Viking 45, a sporty and aerodynamic plug-in hybrid, surprised their competition and themselves by making it to the final round of the Progressive Automotive X Prize -- the only U.S. student team to do so. |
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PBS chooses Bellingham to show sustainable economy | The crew filmed in a variety of locations: Lummi Island Wild, which practices sustainable reefnet fishing; the Willows Inn, a bed and breakfast that serves local fish and produce; a treetop office with a green roof that hangs over Chuckanut Bay; the Vehicle Research Institute at Western… |
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David Brancaccio visits ²ÝÁñÉçÇø for PBS documentary featuring VRI, Bellingham | |||
²ÝÁñÉçÇø students celebrate car's deep run in the X Prize competition | The Western Washington University team showed off its car on campus and celebrated its deep run in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition Thursday, Aug. 5. |
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø's X-Prize student team celebrate their achievements in 100 mpg car competition | A group of Western Washington University students will return from Detroit Thursday to celebrate their showing in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize Competition. |
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Meet ²ÝÁñÉçÇø X Prize team and see Viking 45 at celebration Thursday | A celebration will begin at noon Thursday, Aug. 5, for the Western Washington University team and the Viking 45 car that competed for the Progressive Automotive X Prize. The international competition was to build a super fuel-efficient vehicle with consumer appeal. Viking 45 was… |
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø to welcome back its X PRIZE team Thursday at noon |