Interesting facts and figures
Learn some amazing facts about the history and success of the Shell Eco-marathon.
- 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.
- The current Shell Eco-marathon record was set in 2010 by team Polyjoule from Polytech Nantes (France) at 4,896.1 km on the equivalent of a single litre of fuel in their fuel cell powered car, Polyjoule, at the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Europe. This is the equivalent of driving from the head to toe of Europe, from the North Cape in Norway down to the toe of the Italian peninsula.
- 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."
- If a 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. It wouldn’t be travelling as fast though!
- All Shell Eco-marathon participants use Shell fuels and lubricants in their attempt to set fuel economy records.
- The first ever Shell Eco-marathon to take place on real city streets was the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, which took place in downtown Houston, Texas amid the skyscrapers.
- The first Shell Eco-marathon Asia was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ion 8-10 July 2010 with more than 80 teams from 10 countries across Asia making the Shell Eco-marathon a truly global challenge.
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