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The Shell Eco-marathon is an educational platform that encourages innovation, reinforces conservation and fosters the development of leading technology for greater energy efficiency. This competition is held by Shell, an oil company, and is intended for a students team.

The principle of the Shell Eco-marathon is simple: to design and build the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle – and produce the fewest emissions. Teams can enter two main categories:

- Futuristic prototypes – which are streamlined vehicles where the primary design consideration is reducing drag and maximizing efficiency

- Urban Concept vehicles – which are built to more conventional 4-wheel roadworthy criteria, designed to meet the needs of today’s drivers in a more realistic city/urban environment.

Either conventional fuels (such as diesel, gasoline and LPG), or alternative fuels (such as solar, electric, hydrogen, bio-fuels and GTL) can be used to power vehicles. The goal of the project is not to break speed records or be the first to finish; it is to consume as little fuel as possible over a set distance.

The aim of the Shell Eco-marathon is to inspire young designers and engineers from around the world to develop new approaches of sustainable mobility. Otherwise, the purpose is to encourage and foster innovation and ideas about fuel-efficiency and the future of modern transport.

Shell Eco-Marathon has been held several times in Europe (since 1985) and America (since 2007). But Shell Eco-Marathon will be held for the first time in Asia, at 8-10 July 2010 in Sepang International Circuit, located in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. For better informartion, you can acces the Shell Eco-Marathon official website on : http://www.shell.com/home/content/ecomarathon/