| The search for alternative energy
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| | panels which will serve as the finished
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| solutions is the priority of all
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| | body for the vehicle. Next destination
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| automakers. But while other carmakers are
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| | for these parts is the Ann Arbor where
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| still on the initial research stage,
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| | the parts will be integrated into the
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| General Motors' Pre-Production Operations
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| | structure if their solar race car
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| (PPO) Design Center Shop located at the
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| | completes with chassis components crafted
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| automaker's Technical Center is providing
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| | of carbon fiber and light-weight metals
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| resources to develop engineering and
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| | with the addition of sophisticated
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| design solutions for Continuum, the
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| | electronics for power and control of the
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| University of Michigan's ninth-generation
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| | racer.
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| solar car team.
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| | General Motors has renewed its focus on
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| Rosanne Bachor, Executive Director,
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| | energy diversity in order to meet the
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| Manufacturing Engineering and alumna
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| | world's demand for automobiles and at the
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| graduate from the University of Michigan
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| | same time making sure that no harm is
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| Engineering School and member of Tauber
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| | done on the environment resulting from
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| Manufacturing Institute's Industry
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| | such development. The automaker has
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| Advisory Board said, "GM's leadership and
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| | engineered many groundbreaking
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| PPO represented employees are pleased to
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| | technologies such as the creation of
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| assist in this effort and partner with
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| | advanced cars like GM's E85 FlexFuel,
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| the University of Michigan. We are proud
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| | hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles and
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| to support educational initiatives like
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| | recently the introduction of the
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| this, and others, with our resources and
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| | Chevrolet Volt concept with E-Flex
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| technology."
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| | technology, an electrically driven
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| It should be noted that it was in early
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| | propulsion system. All these are products
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| December that PPO shops began receiving
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| | of the relentless efforts of GM's Tech
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| donated high-density foam panel blocks
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| | Center employees.
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| that would serve as foundation for the
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| | "We are interested in these kinds of
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| mold-making process. The math data from
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| | projects-projects that incorporate
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| the Design Intent Engineering firm was
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| | innovation, technology, and natural
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| used to make the cutter paths for the
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| | resources, and those that protect our
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| machines while operators began milling
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| | global environment with unique solutions.
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| top and bottom foam "plugs" in the sleek
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| | GM is committed to energy diversity and
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| shape of the car's body. Similarly,
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| | finding alternative propulsion
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| shapes of smaller components were milled
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| | breakthrough," said Bachor.
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| into high-temperature resistant foam
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| | For this year, GM's Continuum team will
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| blocks. And of course since the said
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| | face the best teams in the world at the
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| project is in collaboration with General
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| | 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge, an
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| Motors, quality auto parts and
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| | 1800-mile trek through the Australian
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| accessories were utilized.
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| | Outback. Top participants will come from
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| To complete the production implementation
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| | places as far as Turkey, Japan, Germany,
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| phase, students and represented UAW
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| | Taiwan, Australia, Iran, France, and
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| employees will begin the coating the
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| | Canada and some other teams from the US.
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| milled foam pieces with fiberglass cloth
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| | To prepare for the upcoming fall race
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| and resins that when harden will form the
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| | season in Australia, the Continuum team
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| upper, lower, and flange molds.
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| | will train across 4,000 miles of American
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| Once the molds are complete, the students
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| | highways spanning between Austin, Texas,
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| will take them to an aerospace facility
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| | and Winnipeg, Canada.
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| in Lansing to fabricate the carbon-fiber
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