Fervent Frugality: 2019 Shell Eco-marathon India Comes To A Close

  • Published November 25, 2019
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The winners from last year’s event, Team Averera and DTU Supermileage, retained their crown this year as well

 

Shell India’s second edition of Eco-marathon under its ‘Make The Future’ initiative came to an end and how. Unlike the previous edition when it was all too new for the participants, this year not only witnessed a rise in participants (from 20 to 24) but improvements in mileage numbers as well. After all, extracting that extra bit of fuel efficiency from every drop of fuel runs in the Indian blood, don’t you think? 

At least two out of three categories saw familiar names taking the top spot. Here they are: 

Fuel Category Winner  Result (km/kWh)
Battery Electric Prototype Team Averera Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University 387.9
ICE Prototype Team ETA K J Somaiya College of Engineering 268.7
ICE Urban Concept DTU Supermileage Delhi Technological University 141.4

Before we proceed further, you ought to know what each car in a category looks like. The Urban Concept cars you see are similar to road-going cars in a compact body shell, with four wheels and at least seating for two in this competition. Resultantly, they have a bigger body shell, weight and an extra wheel to roll. 

The more focussed Prototype lives and breathes for fuel efficiency. Forget seating for two, these can hardly fit a driver taller than 6 feet or weighing more than 70kg. That said, this three-wheeled car(t)-like entity delivers the highest efficiency of the lot depending upon the fuel type chosen. 

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Urban Concept
 

Given the simplicity and ease of manufacturing, the entries in the prototype category were undoubtedly the highest, at 22 out of 24. Here’s a breakdown of the participants according to the body type of their car build and energy source being used for the same.

Team University Vehicle Category Energy Source
INVENTO Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology Prototype Battery Electric
IAE Supermileage Arya College of Engineering Prototype Battery Electric
YOUNG EELS Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Prototype Battery Electric
RIVIAN Cambridge Institute of Technology Prototype Battery Electric
Meduso Racing Christ Prototype Petrol
DTU E-Supermileage Delhi Technological University Prototype Battery Electric
DTU Supermileage Delhi Technological University Urban Concept Petrol
PRAVEGA Govt Engg College Barton Hill Prototype Petrol
TEAM E^2  Graphic Era University Prototype Battery Electric
Team GE U Motorsports Graphic Era University Prototype Petrol
Team AVERERA IIT-BHU Prototype Battery Electric
Aethon Indira Gandhi Technical University for Women Prototype Battery Electric
ETA KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Prototype Petrol 
Team PINAKA NMIMS Mukesh Patel School of Technology Mgmt and Engg Prototype Petrol
Thrusters National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology Prototype Battery Electric
Thruster ICE National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology Prototype Petrol
Team ASTRA National Institute of Technology, Raipur Prototype Battery Electric
Hill Sprinterz National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand Prototype Battery Electric
Akruth New Horizon College of Engg, Bangalore Prototype Battery Electric
Team Kaizen Pt Deen Dayal Petroleum University Prototype Battery Electric
Project Garuda RV College of Engg Urban Concept Battery Electric
Rudra Shiv Nadar University Prototype Battery Electric
Inferno Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology  Prototype Battery Electric
Infieon Supermileage SRM University, Chennai Prototype Petrol

Now, the Eco-marathon is not just about completing a race and extracting the highest fuel economy like a stone-faced racer. Those with a good grasp of soft skills were also rewarded with other titles such as:

Communication Award: Team Infieon Supermileage took top honours in this space for its ‘impactful communication strategy’ in the competition. 

Safety Award: Team ETA was rewarded for a clear focus on following safety practices in paddocks as well as on the track. Not only did they meet their own safety benchmarks, but they also showed a concern for others on the track. 

Team ETA
 
Technical Innovation: Team Averera from IIT BHU was rewarded for an innovative and technically sound prototype and that was reflected in the hypermiling results that they came out with.
Team Averera

Circular Economy: Winners in this category are rewarded for being kinder to the environment. Those who utilize recycled products for designing, assembling with plans that can reduce the carbon footprint in real life and commercial usage. Team E^2 adhered well to all these prerequisites and took this title home. 
Prototype
 

Shell’s Eco-marathon has been in continuous existence since it started back in 1985. It has birthed many innovations over the years and is meant to bring forth the designers and engineers of the future to the forefront well before they venture out for a professional career. As they say, ‘Catch ‘em young.’  

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