{"id":649,"date":"2008-08-14T13:27:25","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T17:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/?p=280"},"modified":"2013-06-17T10:20:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T14:20:33","slug":"test-drive-the-car-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/08\/test-drive-the-car-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Test drive the car of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take an opportunity to drive the car of the future as the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment presents the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008<\/a> on Monday, August 18, from 10 a.m.-12 noon at the First Tennessee Pavilion. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator Cheryl L. McQueary will be featured speakers in a program beginning at 10:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

\"CETEThe Hydrogen Road Tour stop in Chattanooga will feature eight vehicles that are travelling across the U.S. from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California. The Chattanooga event will provide a hands-on experience in driving the hydrogen vehicles. In addition to the Ride and Drive Event, there will be additional information provided about the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment as well as displays by other hydrogen and fuel cell technology\/industry representatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored that Chattanooga has been selected as a stop in this hydrogen tour. We believe that it acknowledges both the importance of Volkswagen\u2019s decision to locate in Chattanooga and the significance of the alternative fuel research being conducted by the faculty and students at UT Chattanooga,\u201d said Dr. Ron Bailey, Guerry Professor of Engineering and Director of the Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/p>\n

\"HydorgenThe UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment (CETE) is a program of applied research at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to develop and deploy technologies that utilize clean and secure sources of energy. CETE resides within the College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a>, which strives to serve and support the people, businesses, and industries of the greater Chattanooga metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work of the Center in the use of hydrogen as a fuel for transportation will promote our nation’s energy independence while reducing exhaust emissions and brining greater energy efficiency to the transportation industry. These objectives are critical goals for our country, and we are very pleased to have the support of the Federal Transit Administration for our efforts to re-commission the TVA Test Track, deploy a hydrogen fueled hybrid shuttle bus for our campus and establish the first hydrogen fueling station in Chattanooga,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n

Significant progress has been made toward hydrogen vehicle technology readiness through partners in government, industry and academic institutions. Locally, CETE is partnering with the Federal Transit Administration on three cooperative agreements:<\/p>\n