Teams from 30 universities and 18 high schools from the United States
and Canada - including the first all girls team -- met in Houston for
Shell's Eco-marathon Americas competition on April 16 and 17 to show
that it is possible to create cars that use less fuel. The teams proved
this by slow-speed racing their homemade vehicles.
The all-girls team from Washington's Granite Falls High School had high hopes for their lime green vehicle, the Iron Maiden, but technical problems denied them their fuel economy goal of 678 miles per gallon (288 kilometers per liter), which would have broken the 26-year-old program's previous record for diesel vehicles. Instead, they ran at 378 mpg (161 km/l) and received a special award for safety in vehicle design, construction and onsite behavior.
Shante Stowell (left) and Semira Kern of Granite Falls High School share a cheer in their pit area in the George R. Brown Convention Center while teammate Pooja Sethi smiles.
The all-girls team from Washington's Granite Falls High School had high hopes for their lime green vehicle, the Iron Maiden, but technical problems denied them their fuel economy goal of 678 miles per gallon (288 kilometers per liter), which would have broken the 26-year-old program's previous record for diesel vehicles. Instead, they ran at 378 mpg (161 km/l) and received a special award for safety in vehicle design, construction and onsite behavior.
See the entire list of winners.
Look at pictures from the event.
love this idea go girls
that's so cooooooooooooooool
COOL!!! Not that we should be trashy but God gave us the world for food and other things to live with and He will preserve His creation!!! :)
PRAISE THE LORD THAT HE DOSN'T LEAVE IT UP TO US!!!
wow it is so great you are helping the economy around 2000 in paris they made a car that went OVER 9980 mpg
haha sweet
you girls are awesome!and not to mention inspiring, God did his job to make Earth we have to do our part to protect his gift