(MESA, ARIZONA) A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students are out in the Arizona desert this week competing with 16 other universities to produce a new fuel-efficient SUV. The project is calls ââ?¬Å?Challenge X.ââ?¬Â
The contest is sponsored by General Motors and the Federal Department of Energy. It�s taking place in GM�s proving ground near the city of Mesa. The goal is to increase SUV fuel efficiency by 50 percent, reduce harmful emissions and still have a car that can carry a family pulling a boat on their vacation. (Third item.)