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Everything from running errands to planning road trips is about to get much easier for NIU students who don’t own a car. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, NIU will join the list of more than 350 universities across North America that offer access to the leading on-demand car sharing service, Zipcar. The program allows members to...
The NIU Supermileage Team recently took third place at the SAE International Supermileage event. Their vehicle got 1,265 miles per gallon of gasoline.
A team of four Northern Illinois University engineering students designed and built a vehicle that took third place overall at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Supermileage Competition, squeezing 1,265 miles from a single gallon of gasoline. The competition, held June 10-11 in Marshall, Mich., featured more than 30 teams from across North America and...