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2004 Competition

March 24, 2004: Secretary Abraham Hosts SUVs of the Future

2003 Competition

November 2003: 2003 FutureTruck Competition (msn.autos)
October 2003: 2003 Start Your Motors! (Spectrum Online)
September 2003: FutureTruck 2003 (World of Wheels Magazine Online)
June 22, 2003: Wild SUVs (EV World)
June 17, 2003 University of Tennessee Wins FutureTruck 2003 Virtual Instrumentation Award (National Instruments)
June 13, 2003: Cornell University Wins The MathWorks Modeling Award at FutureTruck 2003 (MathWorks)
June 13, 2003: Cornell University Wins The MathWorks Modeling Award At FutureTruck 2003 (autochannel.com)
May 20, 2003: Building the Next Generation of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles - Government of Canada Supports University of Alberta Team, (Natural Resources Canada)
February 26, 2003: The MathWorks Joins Ford Motor Company and Department of Energy in Continued Support for FutureTruck Competition (Mathworks)
February 9, 2003: Competition Looks to Create Fuel-Efficient SUVs (theworkcircuit.com)
January 2003: Green Means Go: FutureTruck Competition Brings Fuel Efficiency to Trucks/SUVs (analogZone)
January 2003: 2003 FutureTruck Summit in Austin, Texas (National Instruments)
January 9, 2003: Ford, U.S. Department of Energy, National Instruments Highlight Latest Technology for Designing Next-Generation SUVs (yahoo.com)
January 9, 2003: Ford, U.S. Department of Energy, National Instruments Highlight Latest Technology for Designing Next-Generation SUVs (automatintechies.com)
January 9, 2003: Students Compete in FutureTruck 2003, January 9, 2003, Supercomputing Online (Supercomputing Online)
October 2002: USDOE and Ford Kick Off FutureTruck 2003, October 2002 (TransTech)

2002 Competition

September 3, 2002: Hybrid SUVs Are No Mirage at FutureTruck 2002 (EV World)
August 1, 2002: Future Truck: A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's SUVs (MotorAge)
July/August 2002: Students Re-Engineer Ford Explorer to Burn Less Gas (Sierra Club)
July 3, 2002: FutureTruck teams push technolgy to edge (The Flagship)
June 29, 2002: Hooray for history! Man makes subject fun (The Daily Mining Gazette)
June 28, 2002: Penn State's 'Wattmuncher' wins fifth place in hybrid electric vehicle competition (Penn State)
June 26, 2002: Students Win "FutureTruck" Competition with Biodiese (National Biodiesel Board)
June 25, 2002: University of Wisconsin students win FutureTruck Competition, (CanadianDriver)
June 24, 2002: UW Students Win FutureTruck Competition (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
June 24, 2002: Cornell HEV Team Earns 4th Place at 2002 FutureTruck Competition (Cornell University)
June 24, 2002: Virtual Instrumentation Enables FutureTruck 2002 Engineering Teams to Create Low Emission, Fuel Efficient SUVs (National Instruments)
June 21, 2002: ArvinMeritor Awards Pennsylvania State University The Integrated Airflow and Emissions Technology Award (Morningstar.com)
June 2002: FutureTruck 2002 Results: University of Wisconsin Students Win Competition to Improve SUV Fuel Economy and Lower Emissions (Transtech)

Miscellaneous Information

Quick Facts and Background Information
Seen and Heard Throughout Ford Motor Company, April - May 2003
National FutureTruck tour stops in Motor City, March 2003

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