Past Media Events - Future Truck

Older competition information is presented for reference only, for current media events please see the current media page.

University of Wisconsin FutureTruck Media Events 2001-2003

Displays and Presentations

23rd Annual Automotive Aluminum Design and Fabrication Seminar – Livonia, MI
University of Wisconsin Football Games (3)
Madison Automotive Dealer Display
Madison Farmers Market
MATC Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Expo
Miller Electric – Appleton, WI
Weasler Engineering – West Bend, WI
MotoTron – Oshkosh, WI
Oshkosh Truck – Oshkosh, WI
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Engineering Centers Building – Madison, WI
Beaver Dam High School – Beaver Dam, WI
University of Wisconsin Homecoming Parade
University of Wisconsin Undergraduate Research Symposium
ESTEEM Program
The Budd Company – Auburn Hills, MI
Marathon Electric – Wausau, WI
Duesevoir – Wayne, MI
ALCOA – Southfield, MI
First Annual Madison Energy Fair – Madison Boys and Girls Club
Ford New Vehicle Rollout Display – Dearborn, MI
Ballard – Dearborn, MI
ASME High School Day on Campus – Madison, WI
Assumption High School – Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Pre-Engineering Bash – Madison, WI

Television

Fox News – Competition Results
NBC – Competition Results
Appleton Stations Channel 2 & 27 – Miller Electric
Madison Station Channel 15 – handing over keys for new Explorer
Madison Station Channel 27 – Personal Vehicle’s Impact on Global Warming
Madison Station Channel 15 – FutureTruck and Its Role In Increasing Fuel Economy
Detroit Station Channel 7 (ABC) – FutureTruck Showcases New Automotive Technology
Detroit Station Channel 2 (Fox) – FutureTruck Showcases New Automotive Technology

Radio

WORT Keys to Fuel Economy Increases
WIBA FutureTruck – When will we see these Hybrids
WWJ Detroit - FutureTruck Showcases New Automotive Technology

Newspaper

Capital Times – Madison, WI: June 25, 2002 “UW Rolls to another Mileage Victory”
Wisconsin State Journal – Madison, WI: November 10, 2002 “Detroit build a 38 mpg SUV? Yes, but …”
Wisconsin State Journal – Madison, WI: June 25, 2002 “UW students win FutureTruck Event”
Wisconsin State Journal – Madison, WI: November 4, 2002 “GM to spend millions at UW”
Wisconsin State Journal – Madison, WI: December 2001 “UW engineering students compete in SUV project”
The Business Journal of Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WI: June 24, 2002 “UW-Madison team wins truck competition”
Milwaukee State Journal – Milwaukee, WI: “UW’s ‘Moolander’ wins first place”
Wisconsin Week – Madison, WI: May 15, 2002 “A student test drives the futuretruck … letting Chancellor Wiley drive”
The Post-Crescent – Appleton, WI: January 26, 2002 “Miller on cutting edge in UW fuel experiment”
The Badger Herald – Madison, WI: February 20, 2002 “UW FutureTruck participates in E-Week”
University of Wisconsin College of Engineering Perspective – Madison, WI: Fall 2001 volume 28, number 1 “U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin visited the College of Engineering”
University of Wisconsin College of Engineering Perspective – Madison, WI: Fall 2002 volume 29, number 2 “FutureTruck Wins National Competition”

Magazine

MotorAge – August 2002: “FutureTruck: A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s SUV’s”
Machine Design – September 19, 2002: “Clean, green towin’ machines”
Wisconsin Engineer – November 2002 volume 107, number 1: “Exploring FutureTruck”
Alternative Fuel News – volume 6, number 1: “Students Rise to the FutureTruck Challenge”
Diesel Progress – September 2002
Traffic Safety – January/ February 2003: “Engineering Students Build Gas-Saving SUVs”
Alt Fuels Advisor – August 2002 volume 11, number 8: “Advanced technology, alternative fuel powers winning entry in 2002 FutureTruck competition”
ASEE prism – March 2002: “Down the Road”
African Americans on Wheels – April 2003

Internet

University of Wisconsin Madison Communications: - www.news.wisc.edu/ - “Wiley wheels into the future” - May 13, 2002 “UW Students win FutureTruck competition” - June 24, 2002
Canadian Auto News - www.CanadianDriver.com - June 25, 2002 - “University of Wisconsin Students win FutureTruck competition”
Sierra Club - www.sierraclub.org - “Sierra Club Applauds UW College Students’ win Improving Fuel Economy…” - “Students Re-Engineer Ford Explorer to Burn Less Gas”
EV World - www.evworld.com - June 22, 2002 - “Hybrid SUVs are no Mirage at FutureTruck 2002”
TransTech Argonne National Laboratory - transtech.anl.gov/ - June 2002 - “FutureTruck 2002 Results: University of Wisconsin Students Win…”
National BioDiesel Board - www.biodiesel.org - June 26, 2002 - “Students Win “FutureTruck” Competition with Biodiesel”
College of Engineering University of Wisconsin Communications - www.engr.wisc.edu/news May 2002 - “The Chancellor and the FutureTruck”
Miller Electric - www.millerwelds.com - July 2002 - “FutureTruck Competition a Major Force in Quest for Fuel Efficiency”