Clemson Gets Million Dollar Grant

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Clemson University’s automotive engineering program has received a $1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly. University president James Barker announced the grant Monday during his opening remarks at the Automotive Transatlantic Summit. The summit is being held at Clemson’s International Center on Automotive Research in Greenville, which will house the center. The director of ICAR’s graduate program says the U.S. Department of Energy grant designates Clemson as a Center of Excellence for “sustainable vehicle systems.” Imtiaz Hague says the program will address issues such as vehicle life cycle, energy use and emissions, reliability and cost of ownership. Hague says it’s about producing a workforce that can develop the vehicles of the future. Seven other centers were created nationwide.