of Gas
June 20, 2006, PHYSORG.COM
_http://www.physorg.
(http://www.physorg.
A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has
built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on
a gallon of gasoline. The futuristic-looking, single-occupancy vehicle won
top prize at a recent international competition, marking the UBC teamâs fourth
win in as many years. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage
Competition took place June 9 in Marshall, Michigan. Forty teams from
Canada, the U.S. and India competed in designing and building the most
fuel-efficient vehicle. âWe achieved this level of efficiency by optimizing many aspects
of the vehicle design, including: aerodynamics, light-weight construction, a
small displacement engine (54 cc), and conservative driving habits,â says
Team Captain Kevin Li. The UBC design...achieved 3,145 miles per US gallon.
_Supermileage_ (http://en.wikipedia
an annual student competition that challenges students to design, build, and
drive a single person vehicle (powered solely by a gasoline engine) to achieve
the best fuel mileage possible. The vehicle must be powered by only an
internal combustion engine, with no assistance from electric motors or human
propulsion.
Note: Why don't we see articles like this in the mainstream media? Even if
this vehicle is ultra lightweight and has a top speed of only 30 mph, why
can't we design heavier, faster cars which get just 10% of what this car got? For
answers to this question, see
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