As the oil reserves deplete around the world, a team from
SRM University, Chennai has taken up the challenge to develop high fuel
efficiency vehicle. Seven students, from various departments of engineering
teamed up to from 'Infieon Supermileage' to compete against the best teams from
Asia in the prestigious Shell Eco Marathon- Asia in July, 2013.
Shell Eco-marathon is a platform that challenges students to
design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. At three events around
the world hundreds of team compete to travel the furthest on the least amount
of energy. Some achieve distances equivalent to driving from Paris to Moscow
(that's 2,485 km or 1,544 miles) on a single litre of fuel. The current highest
international record is held by a team from Europe at 4900 kmpl.The competition is held in three places spanning all the
continents including Americas, Europe and Asia. The Asian version takes place
at the famous Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The competition has
stringent rules and regulations for higher safety which the vehicle needs to
comply in order to get on the track for the event.
The team from SRM is led by a final year student Sandeep
Ganesh who happens to be an automobile enthusiast. The team Infieon
Supermileage will be using gasoline as its fuel. "The prototypes are three
wheeled Vehicles delivering an ultra-high fuel efficiency due to a combination
of aspects such as restricting the kerb weight up to 140kg to make the vehicle
light, an aerodynamically aesthetic shell design, maintaining a constant
speed(40km/hr) and a highly tuned engine, "claims Sandeep Ganesh.
The team consists of Sandeep Ganesh, Vivek Srinivas, Sayan Malakar, Shashank Rai, V. Ajith, Saurabh Srivastava and Rishabh Jain. The team which began in May 2012 has currently finished its vehicle and is undergoing rigorous testing before leaving to Malaysia later this June. The team sources its financial support primarily from the university and is looking forward to potential sponsors. "The team's primary targets are to compete in the competition building India's most fuel efficient prototype and to promote green driving through rigorous PR events and activities and educating the masses about fuel conservation and green driving." says Vivek, a team member.
The team consists of Sandeep Ganesh, Vivek Srinivas, Sayan Malakar, Shashank Rai, V. Ajith, Saurabh Srivastava and Rishabh Jain. The team which began in May 2012 has currently finished its vehicle and is undergoing rigorous testing before leaving to Malaysia later this June. The team sources its financial support primarily from the university and is looking forward to potential sponsors. "The team's primary targets are to compete in the competition building India's most fuel efficient prototype and to promote green driving through rigorous PR events and activities and educating the masses about fuel conservation and green driving." says Vivek, a team member.
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