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    Fuel efficiency

    Thank you sid. There probably is a lot more to why the Americas competition mileage is so much lower. The GTL fuel is a pretty neat concept that is gaining in popularity as far as I can tell; Shell is actually developing a plant to produce it in Louisiana.
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    Fuel efficiency

    Thanks sid, I don't know a whole lot about the Nuvinci but thanks for the heads up about durability. I will also definitely check out the Lestran IVT. There are 3 Eco-marathons. we will be competing in the Shelll Eco-Marathon Americas; this is where my SEMA name came from. There are two...
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    Fuel efficiency

    Hello all, I am a senior in mechanical engineering at the University of Houston and I am on a team that is designing and building a car for the Shell Eco-Marathon. The purpose of this competition is to build a car that gets the best fuel economy. I am posting today to pick anyone's brain that...
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