POWER GENERATION; Engineering students take on the hybrid effort.(News)

Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON When we asked a student from Michigan Technological University if anyone from his school could solve Toyota's problem with the hybrid Prius-some have been reported to stop running without warning at 65 mph-the confidence of youth bubbled over. "I would hope everyone in this room could solve it for them.'' For now, Toyota can't tap into that brainpower.

The "room,'' actually a large temporary structure set up on General Motors' Milford (Michigan) Proving Grounds, was packed with students from 17 universities participating in Challenge X, a ...

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