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Eco-marathon to Begin
01/10/2008
Registration Open for 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas™. Fuel Efficiency Challenge to Take Place Spring 2009 and Feature All-New “Urban-Concept” Category.
Houston – What do a trip to the racetrack and exploring solutions to current and future transportation and energy challenges have in common? It’s all part of the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge for high school, university, and college students to design, build, and test vehicles to see which can go the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel.
The 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas event, which will take place April 15-18, 2009, at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., will offer two competitive categories including the all-new “Urban Concept” class. In 2009, teams are encouraged to participate in the “Prototype” or “Urban Concept” categories – or both!
The “Prototype” category invites student teams to enter futuristic prototypes – streamlined vehicles focused on maximizing fuel efficiency through innovative design elements, such as drag reduction. Last year, a new mark was set in the category by a team from Mater Die High School (Evansville, Ind.) when they achieved 2,843 miles per gallon, equivalent to 1,208.6 kilometers per liter.
The “Urban Concept” category focuses on more “roadworthy” fuel-efficient vehicles. Aimed at meeting the real-life needs of drivers, these vehicles are closer in appearance to the higher-mileage cars seen on roads today. For both categories, teams can use any conventionally available energy source – including fuels such as diesel, gasoline and liquid petroleum gas, as well as alternative fuels such as hydrogen, biomass and solar.
"The Shell Eco-marathon offers young people interested in technology, energy and transportation a unique, hands-on opportunity to stretch the boundaries of fuel efficiency,” said Mark Singer, Shell Eco-marathon global project manager. “Adding the ‘Urban Concept’ category to the Americas event in 2009 is a visible demonstration of our deep commitment to face the global demand for energy head-on and an invitation for others to do the same. We look forward to seeing these vehicles on the track, and one day, powered by environmentally friendly fuels out on the roads.”
Registration for the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas is now open. Interested teams are invited to sign-up NOW for a chance to stake their claim in next year’s challenge! For more information on all the 2009 events across the globe, including official rules, instructions for registration and details on cash incentives and prizes, please visit the Shell Eco-marathon web site at www.shell.com/ecomarathon.
The Shell Eco-marathon began in 1939 at a Shell research laboratory in the U.S. as a friendly wager between scientists to see who could get the most miles per gallon from their vehicle. The winner of that contest barely achieved 50 mpg (21 km/l), and from these humble origins, a more organized competition evolved.
In 1985 in France, the Shell Eco-marathon as we know it today was born. And in April 2007, the Shell Eco-marathon Americas event was re-launched in the United States. Plans are now underway to bring the Shell Eco-marathon to other continents, including Asia in 2010.
The 25th edition of Shell Eco-marathon Europe will take place May 6-9, 2009, at the Eurospeedway Lausitz in Germany.
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High-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video of the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon events is available for download at www.shell.com/ecomarathon.
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