3,587 MPG Hypermiling Vehicle Wins 1st Place at the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon!

The seventh annual <a href="http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon.html?gclid=CK3n2YWqwLYCFe7MtAodZ2oAUw" target="_blank">Shell Eco-marathon Americas</a> concluded on Sunday, as student teams from across the Americas raced their energy-efficient vehicles on a street circuit designed specifically for the marathon in downtown Houston. Students from <a href="http://www2.ulaval.ca/accueil.html">Université Laval</a> in Quebec, Canada won first place after their prototype vehicle CT2.0 travelled 3,587 miles on a single gallon of gasoline. This was the fourth time in the past five years that the Laval team has taken the top prize, and in doing so it broke the marathon’s mileage-per-gallon record.

The event featured an impressive collection of vehicles with low fuel consumption, powered by all types of sources-gasoline, solar, electric, fuel cell, and more.

The vehicles competed in two main categories – urban concept and prototype- and six categories within in each of those.

Six subcategories include: gasoline, battery electric (which includes solar), gasoline alternative, diesel, alternative diesel and hydrogen.

The Back to the Future 2, vehicle number 211, UrbanConcept, running on Battery Electric, competed for team Wolves on Wheels from St. Paul's School.

The two vehicles from Super Mileage Team from Warsaw Area Career Center line up for technical inspection.

The seventh annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas concluded on Sunday with an impressive energy-efficient car race.