With gas prices soaring in the direction of $4.00 per gallon, wouldn't everyone love a car that gets 2,843 mpg? Well, students from Mater Dei High School of Evansville, IN have one. Their three-wheeled, combustion-engine vehicle won the grand prize and set a new mileage record at the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas held at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA. The kids from Mater Dei beat out teams from three other high schools and 23 universities from the U.S., Cananada and Mexico.
The event included categories for vehicles powered by combustion engines, fuel cell/hydrogen technology, diesel fuel, LPG (liquid petroleum gas) and solar power (event rules exclude solar powered vehicles from grand prize eligibility). The winning mileage rates for each category were as follows; combustion engines - 2,843 mpg, fuel cell/hydrogen technology - 1,668 mpg, diesel fuel - 304 mpg, LPG - 163 mpg and solar power - 2,861 mpg.
Let's hope that these innovative young people begin working for the automobile industry very soon.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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