Dear Southeast Diesel Collaborative Partner,
Enclosed is information for our next Southeast Diesel Collaborative
(SEDC) Partners conference call on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, from 2:00
to 3:30 pm EDT (Dial-In Number 1-866-299-3188, Conference Code
4045629127 #).  Our spotlight speakers will be:

-- Mississippi State University (MSU) Challenge X Design Team, the
winning team in the 2008 competitiion (see attached). The Challenge X
competition is sponsored by General Motors and the US Department of
Energy to upgrade an existing vehicle and maximize performance above
stock while minimizing emissions, especially the greenhouse gas
emissions.  The MSU team converted a Chevy Equinox to a hybrid diesel,
using biodiesel as the fuel.  They were finalists in designing a vehicle
and utilized biodiesel as the fuel.  [www.challengex.org/default.htm]

-- Randy Jennings of Tennessee Department of Agriculture.  He will be
discussing the June 2008 proceedings that approved a new ASTM standard
for biodiesel blends up to B20, along with other biodiesel
specifications.   [www.astm.org]

We really enjoyed seeing nearly 170 people who attended our SEDC 3rd
Annual Partners Meeting on June 23-25 here in Atlanta.  We appreciate
everyone's enthusiasm, the great presentations and all of the
discussions that went on,  We will make the presentations available on
the SEDC website in the near future.

If you have any questions, please contact anyone from our Southeast
Diesel Collaborative team.  Thank you for your support and interest and
we look forward to talking with you all on Wed, JULY 16.

(See attached file: 2008_cx_winner_release.pdf)

R. Scott Davis, Chief
Air Quality Modeling & Transportation Section
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta, GA
PH   404/562-9127
FAX  404/562-9019
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