'Vehicles of the Future' on display during Back 2 Bellingham this weekend

May 14, 2010

Matthew Anderson

University Communications

Among the 100-plus events taking place on the Western Washington University campus this weekend during the Back 2 Bellingham / Showtime Family Weekend events is a tour of "Vehicles of the Future" in the Ross Engineering Technology Building.

The Vehicle Research Institute on campus will be at the heart of the tour, with several of the institute's innovative vehicles on display from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, in the Ross Engineering Technology Building. A list of vehicles created by the VRI is available online at http://vri.etec.wwu.edu/cars.html.

For more information on the many other events taking place over the weekend, visit http://www.nssfo.wwu.edu/b2b/schedule.shtml.

Viking 29, a thermophotovoltaic series electric hybrid, attracted a crowd of gawkers during the Hydrogen Road Tour's stop on campus in 2009. File photo by Matthew Anderson | WWU

Viking XX was designed and built by students at the VRI under the direction of Michael Seal. This solar car is unique because it is designed to be turned around and driven from the other direction at midday so that the sloping solar panel can take maximum

Viking 45 was built as the VRI's entry in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize competition, which is ongoing. File photo by Jon Bergman | University Communications intern