Most fuel-efficient vehicle – 568 Km on 1 liter of fuel
11 July 2009 | Green Cars | 1 Comment
One of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in Europe at the moment comes from Turkey and is called SAHİMO. This new hybrid car is the creation of some students from the Advanced Technologies Implementation Group (SAİTEM) of the Sakarya University. The marvellous machine was voted the third most fuel-efficient vehicle in Europe at the 26th Shell Eco Marathon(2008). This futurist car came at it price: $170,000 was the money needed for the construction. But still, it weights only 110 kilograms and was measured to travel a distance of 568 Km using as fuel only one liter of hydrogen. In order to achieve this incredible weight the vehicle is build 90 percent out of carbon fiber.
The stakes are high for the team. Their ultimate goal is to go reach the 1000 km mark with only one liter of fuel. That would ensure them the title of “favorites” at the Global Green Challenge contest, an event held every 2 years. They will have accomplish their target pretty fast, because the 3,000km – from Darwin to Adelaide – challenge starts in October this year, in Australia.
The excitement of the students is great, only when it comes to money and sponsorship, they lack of it. Sakarya University is less known for projects of this magnitude, and is a pretty new “player” in the eco-car building industry. But that didn’t stop the from being most successful. In fact, they overtook more prestigious Universities from Turkey such as Boğazıcı Üniversitesi and Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), that have some background in the domain. Following their success, the team hopes that investors will show interest and remark the potential of this environmentally friendly vehicle.
Tags: carbon fiber, eco-car, fuel-efficient, Global Green Challenge, hybrid car, hydrogen, Sakarya University, Shell Eco Marathon, Turkey, vehicle
Good read…..one day the would really hold true for 500 plus on 1 litre