Teams from 30 universities and 18 high schools from the United States
and Canada – including the first all girls team — met in Houston for
Shell’s Eco-marathon Americas competition on April 16 and 17 to show
that it is possible to create cars that use less fuel. The teams proved
this by slow-speed racing their homemade vehicles.
and Canada – including the first all girls team — met in Houston for
Shell’s Eco-marathon Americas competition on April 16 and 17 to show
that it is possible to create cars that use less fuel. The teams proved
this by slow-speed racing their homemade vehicles.
Shante Stowell
(left) and Semira Kern of Granite Falls High School share a cheer in
their pit area in the George R. Brown Convention Center while teammate
Pooja Sethi smiles.
The all-girls team from Washington’s Granite Falls High School had
high hopes for their lime green vehicle, the Iron Maiden, but technical
problems denied them their fuel economy goal of 678 miles per gallon
(288 kilometers per liter), which would have broken the 26-year-old
program’s previous record for diesel vehicles. Instead, they ran at 378
mpg (161 km/l) and received a special award for safety in vehicle
design, construction and onsite behavior.
See the entire list of winners.
Look at pictures from the event.
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