“Fill Up Your Tank Every Other Month”, how’s that for a teaser title? It may not be that far off if the results of the Shell Eco-marathon Americas give us a true glimpse into the future of fuel efficiency.

“Distance, not speed, was the goal this weekend on the track at the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas(R), a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. This year, more than 500 students from North and South America were on hand to stretch the boundaries of fuel efficiency. So who came out on top? The student team from Laval University, with an astonishing 2,757.1 miles per gallon, equivalent to 1,172.2 kilometres per liter, won the grand prize in the “Prototype” category. And in the “UrbanConcept” category - new to the Americas event this year - the team from Mater Dei High School took the grand prize by achieving 433.3 mpg, equivalent to 184.2 km/l.” (Source: PR Newswire)

Last year, Mater Dei High School demonstrated a 2,843 mpg score in the prototype category. This is great because these are the auto engineers of the future. Who knows if these will be achievable in a mass-produced vehicle in my lifetime but with innovative youth working on the project now, one can only hope.

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