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Turbocharging competition: UW in contest to rev up SUV’s fuel efficiency

The “Moovada” has everything that most sport utility vehicles owners would want – good gas mileage, low pollution and decent performance.

You won’t find the vehicle on car lots yet. Rather, it’s the name given to a souped-up Chevrolet Equinox by a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students – their entry in a nationwide contest to build a more fuel- efficient car.

On Thursday, the students received a boost when automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls Inc. presented them with a turbocharged hybrid battery system to use in the crossover SUV.