Reply #12: Ethanol Car Beats Fuel Cells to Win European Eco-marathon [View All]

[JohnWxy]

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2006/2006-05-22-03.asp



Ethanol Car Beats Fuel Cells to Win European Eco-marathon

NOGARO, France, May 22, 2006 (ENS) - An ethanol powered car engineered by French high school students has achieved the best fuel efficiency at the European Shell Eco-marathon 2006, winning the race at the Nogaro auto racing circuit in southwest France. It also took the Climate Friendly prize for producing the least greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

Engineering students from France's Lycee La Joliverie celebrated victory Sunday after their ethanol powered prototype vehicle completed seven laps of the Nogaro circuit with an energy consumption equivalent to traveling 2,885 kilometers (1,792 miles) on a single liter of gasoline.

Lycee La Joliverie is a high school in St. Sebastian-sur-Loire, France, that specializes in internal combustion engines.

“The performance of the ethanol team has shown that hydrogen powered vehicles are not the only solution to the Shell Eco-marathon challenge for energy efficiency," said Vincent Tertois, technical director for the Shell Eco-marathon.

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"The fact that so many fuel types are represented in the top teams is a great sign of the wide range of alternative energies which could play a part in the future of transportation," Tertois said.

Run since 1985, the European Shell Eco-marathon offers participants from across Europe the opportunity to test their sustainable transportation ideas.

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The 2006 Shell Eco-Marathon UK takes place on July 12 and 13, 2006. Competitors range from students aged 11 to senior university academics and semi-professional independent teams.



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