From April 29 to May 2 over 100 teams from all over Asia and the Middle East will test their self-built energy-efficient cars in the Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge, to see who can go the farthest using the least amount of energy.
In 2018, Singapore hosted the event, where the winning team was efficient enough to travel 2,341 kilometres - about the distance from Malaysia to Yangon, Myanmar - on just one litre of fuel!
"Shell Malaysia is proud to host the 10th Shell Eco-marathon Asia at our home ground. It is an inspiring event that supports Shell's vision of sustainable mobility - more energy efficient vehicles and cleaner road transport. It's really impressive to see student teams pitting their skills against their cohorts from different countries to see who can design and build the most fuel-efficient vehicle," explained Iain Lo, Chairman of Shell Malaysia.
"Shell has been in Malaysia for over 125 years, and we will continue to power Malaysia's future with cleaner, innovative and competitive energy solutions, some of which will be showcased at the event," he further added.
Student teams will also have the opportunity to qualify for the Shell Eco-marathon Drivers' World Championship. Introduced to the Shell Eco-marathon programme in 2016, Drivers' World Championship challenges the best Urban Concept teams to combine the proven energy efficiency of their car with the speed and skill of their driver, in a race to see who can cross the finish line first on the least amount of fuel. -PR