is used for daily purposes, looking at the statistic for Kansas, the team proposed that they could potentially use wind energy at night to charge the battery pack. During the day, a plug in solar carport would be constructed and depending on the needs of the electric grid, power can be drawn from the solar carport and from the vehicle battery pack to augment, or even completely supply the grid. Keeping enough charge for the car to get home, the consumer of the EV would actually be able to profit by giving the excess miles during the day as a supply to the grid. This process was showcased to the US EPA in Washington D.C., in 2010. In February 2011, city officials of Lawrence, Douglas County declared that the University would be getting an electric car charging station. The group made the first unofficial charging station in May 2010. Education Programs (K-12) The group hosts and organizes various education programs and projects for the surrounding schools. See also Element One Sustainable transport Neighborhood electric vehicle Electrocar Dual-mode vehicle Hybrid electric vehicle Solar-charged vehicle Plug-in electric vehicle References Further reading International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition of 2009: American Society of Mechanical Engineers November 13–19, 2009 First Year Report of the Kansas Ecohawks: A sustainable approach to advanced energy and vehicular technologies at the University of Kansas External links KU Ecohawks KU Ecohawks Research Center among the 2013 Best Projects at Architecture Ecohawks Profile Multicultural Environmental Leadership Development Initiative at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Ecohawks Smart Grid Design at the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington D.C. University of Kansas University of Kansas Vehicle recycling 2008 establishments in Kansas