Forward thinking partnership with Clemson University a sign of COMP Cams’ investment in future discoveries. Yes, there are classrooms, lab spaces and teachers, but when you are teaching a group of research students of this caliber, the potential is so great it is hard to call it simply a “school.” + read more
Given the presence in Greenville of Michelin and BMW, the mayor favored bringing in an innovative automotive hub. This began in 2008, when the town was able to convince Clemson, a major public university, to create on its campus – with the support of public and especially private financing – an International Center for Automotive Research. + read more
(Translated Article) Upstate South Carolina boasts not only automobile manufacturing facilities but also top-rated U.S. automobile research & development. They owe it to the Clemson University International Center for Automobile Research (CU-ICAR), an exemplary model of collaboration between industry, government, and academia.
[New York, Sung-hee Kwon] + read more
The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), the Hertz Corporation, and Duke Energy have completed the first installations of Evatran’s Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. These installations, on Nissan LEAF vehicles, represent the first passenger electric vehicles in the world with full wireless charging capability, according to a release from Evatran. + read more
CU-ICAR has twice the alumni and more than three times the number of research partners than a year ago, according to its 2012 annual report. Officials say CU-ICAR has become the benchmark for economic development and a go-to venue for industry events. + read more
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A General Electric executive told an international audience at the TD Convention Center on Monday that while other cities tout themselves as “green,” Greenville is “putting their money where their mouth is” by helping to develop an electric vehicle “ecosystem.” + read more
Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) announced today that it will participate in the 2012 Apollo Launch Program hosted by Evatran™, the developer of Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle recharging systems. The Apollo Program aims to encourage electric vehicle adoption across the United States through the launch of a convenient recharging alternative to the repetitive plug-in, unplug process. + read more
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