Hybrid electric vehicle comes to campus
On Monday, a new car charged to the Rice campus, giving a glimpse at the future of the automotive industry: the electric car. The cars that students may have seen driving around the inner loop were examples of a new hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by Chevrolet called the Volt. In an event hosted by the Baker Institute Student Form, Chevrolet brought four Volts to campus to educate members of the Rice community about this new technology and give them an opportunity to drive and ride in these vehicles.
Assistant Manager for Chevrolet Product Communications Adam Denison said college students were an important part of the marketing campaign for the Volt and that Rice was the first college campus stop on the Volt's "Unplugged Tour," which takes the Volt to 12 major cities across the country.
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