Green Wheels: Shell Eco-Marathon:
voom.tv We’ll travel to the US Shell Eco-marathon. The challenge? High School and University students compete to see whose vehicle can go the furthest on the least amount of fuel — winners take home 000. Top teams are gunning for up to 2000 miles per gallon. We’ll check in with the key players and be there at the finish line to see the most fuel efficient eco-ride take home the prize. We’ll also meet up with “hypermiler” Wayne Gerdes. Wayne can get eye-popping mpg numbers on just about any vehicle he drives. He’ll take us for a ride and show us his tricks. Visit www.equatorhd.com
25 Comments
Aug 18, 2010 1:42 pm |
@rock3tcat to save its oil for ages hehehe
Aug 18, 2010 1:47 pm |
the cars that need a push to start them should be disqualified. what’s the 0-60 times?? 4 minutes?? it would take longer than necessary to get anywhere in one of these death traps. forget about traffic. nice concepts but not practical.
Aug 18, 2010 1:55 pm |
They said as BP GUSHED OIL into the Gulf of Mexico. 67 days, company has been around for 100 yuears and doesn’t have a THOROUGH PLAN in the event something goes wrong ??? Especially in DEEP DEEP WATER ….
Aug 18, 2010 2:24 pm |
try seaching for VELOMOBILE
ZERO [0] miles per gallon
not a science project but a REAL transportation being used daily
Aug 18, 2010 2:24 pm |
Mobile sponcered the Mobile gas economy run for years this is nothing new.
Aug 18, 2010 3:01 pm |
Bull-shit only theory built cars,ofcourse they didnt count weights,friction,air generally and longevity of the engine ? The game is to find something different than petrol to use not using less .And as a friend said WHY SHELL WHOULD SPONSOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS ?
Aug 18, 2010 3:26 pm |
@greatblueherron Of course for real! California (especially SoCal) is Kar Krazy!
Aug 18, 2010 4:10 pm |
@FliegenCockatiel they probably make a shit ton of moey from this event.
Aug 18, 2010 5:01 pm |
@TheThirdEdge 4real? i gotta move there!
Aug 18, 2010 5:48 pm |
But are any of them legal to drive on the roads? What MPG would they get after necessary modifications?
Aug 18, 2010 6:45 pm |
@rock3tcat ; to get the pattens and then hide them in a closet so we have to use petro.
Aug 18, 2010 7:45 pm |
you cant drive these on the street, total waste of time.
Aug 18, 2010 8:22 pm |
FC: Kids made these cars. Make one yourself!
Here in SoCal, lotsa people make or modify their own vehicles.
Aug 18, 2010 8:32 pm |
whats the point of making them sleek and aerodynamic, they go so slow there is no air resistance
Aug 18, 2010 8:48 pm |
Its captain hollister from red dwarf?
Aug 18, 2010 9:47 pm |
Sure, but elements of it could be integrated in more normal cars.
Aug 18, 2010 10:16 pm |
best way for them to make sure they get the tech and no one else does…
Aug 18, 2010 10:34 pm |
The car companies will make whatever they think people will buy. They don’t think people want cars like these, which is bullshit…I’d buy one, and I know a lot of other people who would. The other thing stopping them from making vehicles like these is bribery from the oil companies. That’s what makes this odd, though – it’s sponsered by an oil company, when usually this would be an oil company’s worst enemy.
Aug 18, 2010 11:34 pm |
this is cool and all but at the same time this is total BULL SHIT!!!! not that i dont believe you can get 2000 miles per gal…. its just its not like us average americans are going to get to ever own one of these.. american car companys would kill to NOT let these kind of cars get put on american roads. these are the last things car companys want us americans to have so fuck them!
Aug 18, 2010 11:37 pm |
2000 mpg? BULLSHIT. Not without having other erergy inputs.
Aug 19, 2010 12:35 am |
ONe football player gets MILLIONS a year! What do these guys get? Most get nothing except a bill! Shell and et al spend millions and millions on ads. Not one makes a car.
Aug 19, 2010 1:29 am |
Bicycles are WAY more efficient, as you can see one riding alongside the Cal Poly car-thing. Also makes you sexier in the long run :]
Aug 19, 2010 2:01 am |
have a look at
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Aug 19, 2010 2:56 am |
That’s mean spirited of you.
By the way “Brownie Points” is just a term for positive regard “points” from others for doing something good.
Aug 19, 2010 3:34 am |
plenty in Texas
damn spics
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