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Learn some amazing facts about the history and success of the Shell Eco-marathon.
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- Did you know that the Shell Eco-Marathon started as the 'Shell Mileage Marathon' in 1939 after an argument between employees of Shell Oil’s research laboratory in Wood River, Illinois, as to whose car gave the better fuel mileage? From the start at Wood River, the rules have been as simple as the concept: to see which vehicle could go the farthest distance on the least amount of fuel. As simple as the first event was, the engineering and creativity that went into those first vehicles demonstrated the ingenuity and imagination possible.
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- Did you know that a Shell Eco-marathon vehicle and its driver combined generate less carbon dioxide than a world-class athlete, running around a circuit at 25 km/hr?
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- Did you know that the European Shell Eco-marathon is one of Shell’s key social investment projects used by following operating units: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey?
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- Did you know that the Shell Eco-marathon team won the Petroleum Economist Awards for Best Youth Education project in September 2006. "Shell was rewarded for their innovative challenge geared towards encouraging youngsters to learn more about the energy industry through practical and fun projects. The Eco-marathon is aimed at promoting sustainable development and environmental protection alongside increasing awareness of cultural and individual diversity."
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- Did you know that if Michael Schumacher's Ferrari Formula One car was as economical as a Shell Eco-Marathon car, using one gallon of fuel he could complete over three seasons of Formula One racing without stopping for fuel. He wouldn’t be travelling as fast though!
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- Did you know that all Shell Eco-marathon participants use Shell fuels and lubricants in their attempt to set fuel economy records.
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- Did you know that the current European Shell Eco-marathon record for a combustion engine entry was set in 2004 by the team from Lycée La Joliverie (France) at 3,410 km on the equivalent of a single litre of fuel.For prototype vehicles using fuel cells, the record is even more impressive. In 2005, the hydrogen-powered vehicle built by Swiss team ETH Zurich achieved a projected 3,836 km on the equivalent of a single litre of fuel. This is the equivalent of driving from Paris to Moscow!
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