Cedarville Magazine, Summer 2018

In February 2000, Cedarville engineering students scored a major distinction for the 10-year-old engineering program. The Yellow Jacket team was part of the 1999 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge, sponsored by General Motors, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Natural Resources Canada. As part of the challenge, 14 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada were provided a Chevrolet Silverado truck and tasked with modifying it to run on E85, a mixture of 85 percent corn-based alcohol and 15 percent gasoline. Cedarville’s team did such an outstanding job, their efforts, along with those of a team from the University of Nebraska, were featured in the February 2000 Car and Driver magazine. The Cedarville truck won top honors for acceleration. This national recognition also accelerated awareness of the quality of Cedarville’s growing engineering program. Engineering Excellence Accelerated Cedarville Magazine | 31