In Manila, Students Race for Fuel Efficiency at Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014
More than 100 futuristic vehicles built by students from Asia and the Middle East are competing this weekend on the streets of Philippine capital of Manila in a race for fuel efficiency. In a nation...
View ArticleOn Track to Succeed With Efficient “Girl Power”
This year’s Shell Eco-marathon Asia saw the first and only all-female team vying for the top prize. The PLM Alpha 2 team is from Pusat Latihan Mekanik (Mechanical Training Center) in the small country...
View ArticleThailand, Singapore, and Indonesia Dominate Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014
They came, they built super-efficient vehicles, gained friends and conquered. All 105 student teams from 15 nations participating in this year’s Shell* Eco-marathon Asia are going back to their home...
View ArticleShell Eco-marathon Americas Heats Up in Houston as Student Teams Test Prototypes
A group of cowboy hat-wearing New York teenagers is one step closer to pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency after hours of tinkering with their battery-powered prototype. More than 1,000 high...
View ArticleDetroit Teams Look to Innovation and the City’s Future
An inner city Detroit high school’s high-tech electric streamliner hit the Houston streets Saturday in a race for extreme energy efficiency. (See related photos: “Rare Look Inside Carmakers’ Drive for...
View ArticleStudent Teams Share Tools, Advice Off the Track During Eco-marathon
A race for fuel efficiency might be dog-eat-dog on the track, but student teams are willing to lend a helping hand back in the paddock. Shell* Eco-marathon Americas gives more than 1,000 students the...
View ArticleStudents Reflect on Shipping, Travel Costs During Last Leg of Race
Tucked tightly into their self-built prototype vehicles, drivers slid on sunglasses, adjusted helmets took deep breaths Sunday morning before their last chance for a qualifying run. With only had only...
View ArticleCanadian College Teams, Midwest High Schools Win Big in Race for Fuel Efficiency
A winning vehicle designed by students in a race for fuel efficiency can travel from New York to Los Angeles on one gallon of gas. After a last-minute scramble for qualifying runs by many of the 126...
View ArticleIt’s Not About Speed as 30th Eco-marathon Europe Begins
More than 3,000 students from 27 countries compete this weekend in what is without a doubt the slowest racing competition in the world. Speed is nothing to brag about in the 30th edition of the Shell...
View ArticleIs the Future of Car Manufacturing in 3D Printing?
It looks like an oversized Lego construction, weighs a mere 81 kilograms (178 pounds) and is assembled from scratch in under two hours. Students of the Aalborg University in Denmark 3D-printed hundreds...
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