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                                               ABOUT THE EVENT
Shell Eco-marathon challenges student teams around the world to design, build, test and drive ultra-energy-efficient vehicles.With three annual events in Asia, Americas and Europe, student teams take to the track to see who goes further on the least amount of fuel. 

                                                                                     

  

History of the event.

The competition dates back to 1939 when Shell Oil Company employees in the USA made a friendly wager over who could travel furthest on the same amount of fuel. Since then it has expanded to two more continents, includes many energy types and sparks passionate debate around the future of energy and mobility.

Venue of the events

• Shell Eco-marathon Asia

• Shell Eco-marathon America

• Shell Eco-marathon Europe

Categories

There are two categories of vehicles in shell eco-marathon.

1)Prototype cars

                                                                            

2)Urban concept cars

                                                                                         

Type of fuels used

• Gasoline
• Diesel
• Alternative Fuel
• CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)
• Battery-electric
• Hydrogen fuel cell

About Shell

They  are a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with an average of 93,000 employees in more than 70 countries. They use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ECO MARATHON

In the Prototype category, team TED of France achieved 2308.3km/l with gasoline and team Iut Gmp Valenciennes set a new track record of 1323.1 km/l with diesel.In the UrbanConcept category, team Lycee Louis Delage of France achieved the best-ever performance and track record of 517.3 km/l with gasoline, team DTU Roadrunners of Denmark achieved the best-ever performance and track record of 665 km/l with ethanol.

Impact on the society

Due to the continuous effect of the students all round the world the event aims to decrease the carbon footprint produce by the automobile world.Thus making our planet more green and clean and a better place to live in.