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Shell Canada Challenges Students to Push Limits of Fuel Efficiency

GasBuddy Blog -- Students from across Canada are invited to bring their passion for energy solutions to compete at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas 2013, where teams will attempt to build a vehicle that can surpass the 2012 fuel efficiency record of more than 900 kilometers traveled per litre.

The seventh Shell Eco-marathon Americas is now open for online registration to high school and university students from across North and South America. The competition will take place in Houston April 5-7 2013.

Shell Eco-marathon is held annually in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The event challenges students to take their fuel-efficient vehicles and compete with other schools to see who can travel the farthest distance using the least amount of energy...

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Submitted Oct 09, 2012 By: PD

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Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,406 Points:420,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 8:49:37 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Great
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,952 Points:1,273,075 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:23:08 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse It's always a good thing to get the younger generation involved. We may surprised as to what they will come up with.
CapriceWagon All-Star Author Washington Posts:929 Points:476,270 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 11:23:44 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse That's all fun and dandy for the classroom, but when you have to meet minimum safety and emissions regulations, the real world can lay a smackdown
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us412 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:22,801 Points:2,414,305 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 12:46:18 PM Ignore us412 Report Abuse Do any of these ideas ever "trickle down" for everyday use? No? I didn't think so.
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FortVancouver01 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,160 Points:285,345 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 9:57:32 AM Ignore FortVancouver01 Report Abuse Good strokes, for both education and for the kids.
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Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,521 Points:307,610 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 9:41:59 AM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse It's good to tap into the brains and ingenuity of young people in High School and College. They're still capable of thinking out of the box and have a vested interest in the future....they're going to live there!
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