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Imagine a car that gets nearly 2,000 miles per gallon. If that sounds impossible, consider the team of students from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo whose vehicle achieved 1902.7 miles per gallon at the 2007 Shell Eco-marathon Americas. Determined to beat that mark, more than 30 student teams from across the U.S., Canada and South America will compete in the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas with the hope of setting a new fuel efficiency record. Student teams are challenged to design and build prototype vehicles fueled by conventional and alternative fuels or energy sources – such as diesel, gasoline, liquid petroleum, biofuels, compressed natural gas, hydrogen or solar. The vehicle that travels the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel will win a grand prize of $10,000 for their educational institution. More importantly, all participants will be a part of this global effort to help change the way the world uses fuel. The Shell Eco-marathon may not be the fastest race you've ever seen, but it’s probably the most fuel-efficient. To learn more about how Shell is helping encourage technological innovation in tomorrow’s engineers, visit www.shell.com/ecomarathon/videos. The 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas will take place April 10-13 at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.shell.com/ecomarathon. |