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		<title>Shakedown II, Here We Come&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With less than a week until we are back at MIS for round two of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize Competition, things are really heating up back at Cornell. As our battery system is shipping back from the manufacturer, RedShift is being completely re-wired with waterproof connectors provided by Molex. We have re-made several body panels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=73</link>
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		<title>Current Events in Energy Efficient Vehicles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, President Obama released a new directive regarding improvements in fuel efficient technologies and standards.  We&#8217;re all extremely excited about this news, which was published on May 21, 2010.  The full version of the notice can be viewed here on the White House&#8217;s official website.
President Obama has announced that his administration will push to help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=68</link>
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		<title>Development of the Redshift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we got to the fun of cutting and welding, the team worked out several different drafts of what the car might look like.
In the Spring semester of 2008, this was our final model:


The Redshift has the chassis of a Subaru Sambar, which is a type of microvan, and the body of a Honda Civic. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=67</link>
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		<title>The Benefits and Challenges of Being a Part of the Cornell 100+ MPG Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply put being part of PIAXP is AWESOME.  It is not only exciting that we are actually building  a car that gets 100+ MPG, but we are also designing a car that is  commercially  viable. Who knows, a car and complimenting technology designed by  Cornell  students could end up on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=57</link>
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		<title>From the Cradle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we began working on the Redshift, the team began with a modified 92 Geo Metro as our test mule.
Mule cars, also known as development mules or test mules, are usually older model vehicles that are equipped with new components for testing.
The Geo Metro prior to any alterations:

The thin red lines in the photo denote dimensions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=19</link>
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		<title>Our Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our blog! We are the first registered university team competing in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition and the only university team competing in the mainstream class.  Unlike many other teams, our organization was founded specifically for the purpose of competiting in the PIAXP competition. Founded through Cornell University&#8217;s Johnson School [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=15</link>
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		<title>Here we go!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re 38 days away from competition. Head on over to cornell100mpg.com  for more updates. This blog will be updated soon!
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		<link>http://blog.cornellaxp.com/?p=40</link>
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