HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Shell
Oil Company ("Shell"), in conjunction with Sonoma Raceway and
Speedway Motorsports Inc., announced Make the Future California
featuring Shell Eco-marathon Americas will return to Sonoma Raceway
as the 2019 competition venue from April
3-6, 2019.
"Make the Future California provides a platform for innovation,
collaboration and conversation towards a lower-carbon energy
future, as part of a global series of annual events," said
Norman Koch, Make the Future General
Manager. "The Sonoma Raceway provides a challenging and competitive
track venue for the heart of the Make the Future events, Shell
Eco-marathon."
The challenge is one of the world's leading energy efficiency
competitions for students, requiring them to design, build and test
ultra-energy-efficient vehicles; push the boundaries of what is
technically possible and inspire thinking about the challenges and
opportunities for mobility and transition to new energies.
Make the Future California will host two Shell Eco-marathon
competitions:
- Shell Eco-marathon Americas – the mileage challenge where
students compete to see whose vehicle design can go the farthest on
the least amount of energy.
- Shell Eco-marathon Drivers' World Championship Regional Final -
marrying energy efficiency with speed in a race to be crowned the
regional champion, and secure their place in the Drivers' World
Championship Grand Final that will be held in London, 2019.
"For the last 12 years, students participating in Shell
Eco-marathon Americas have designed ultra-energy efficient
vehicles, with some achieving more than 3,500 miles per gallon
using a range of energies. In fact, half the 98 student teams that
participated in 2018 chose renewable energy sources to power their
vehicles," said Pamela Rosen, Shell
Eco-marathon Americas spokesperson. "These student participants
work together to develop innovative solutions that can result in
game-changing energy efficiency and transportation performance;
they are the people who will help meet the growing energy demand
and reduce future CO2 emissions."
Student teams compete in two vehicle classes. The Prototype
class invites students to enter futuristic, streamlined vehicles,
and the UrbanConcept class focuses on "roadworthy,"
energy-efficient vehicles aimed at meeting the real-life needs of
drivers. Entries are divided into three energy categories:
- Internal combustion: gasoline, diesel, and ethanol
- Hydrogen fuel cell
- Battery electric
"At Sonoma Raceway, we always strive to provide a showcase for
the latest in green automotive technology and hosting the return of
Shell Eco-marathon Americas in 2019 helps us with that effort,"
said Sonoma Raceway President and General Manager Steve Page. "Best of all, this event provides a
platform for the young people who will constitute the next
generation of automotive designers, engineers and innovators.
We are very excited to provide the forum for them to unveil and
test their latest efforts."
The 2018 Shell Eco-marathon Americas' winners across the three
energy categories were:
- Internal combustion: Brigham Young
University of Provo, Utah,
with 1985.4 miles per gallon with its gasoline-powered Prototype
vehicle and Mater Dei High School of Evanston, Indiana, with 841.3 miles per gallon
with its gasoline-powered UrbanConcept vehicle.
- Hydrogen fuel cell: Duke University
of Durham, NC with 383.1 miles/m3
in their Prototype vehicle and Cicero North Syracuse High School of
Cicero, NY with 38.2 miles/m3 in
their UrbanConcept vehicle.
- Battery electric: Duke University
with 367.9 miles/kWh in their Prototype vehicle and Saint Thomas
Academy of Mendota, MN with 63.2
miles/kWh in their UrbanConcept vehicle.
Saint Thomas Academy (Minnesota) was joined by Saskatchewan
Polytechnic (Canada) and Mater Dei
(Indiana) in the Drivers' World
Championship Regional Final podium places at Sonoma Raceway in 2018
and competed against top teams from Asia and Europe in London this summer. Saskatchewan Polytechnic
went on to join the winner's circle at the Driver's World
Championship Grand Final in London
and will travel with the other top finishers to Maranello in early
December for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Scuderia
Ferrari headquarters in Italy.
For universities and high schools interested in learning more
about Shell Eco-marathon Americas, including additional details on
vehicle class requirements, official rules and details on prizes,
please visit the Shell Eco-marathon website at:
www.shell.com/ecomarathon.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Make the Future
Make the Future is Shell's
global platform for conversation, collaboration and innovation
around the world's energy challenges. With events hosted in
countries around the globe, they aim to provide an opportunity for
multiple stakeholders: including students, entrepreneurs,
businesses, governments and the public, to experience, test and
contribute bright energy ideas.
About Shell Eco-marathon
Shell Eco-marathon is a
global program built to offer students hands-on opportunities to
develop ideas and technology, knowledge and skills, within an arena
of competition.
Currently held in in Asia,
Americas and Europe and made up of
two key competitions: Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge, and
Drivers' World Championship, students from countries across their
respective regions use innovative problem-solving skills to design
and build their own cars. Looking at every aspect of design and
technology, students compete to prove that their bright ideas will
produce the most energy-efficient vehicle when tested on the
track.
Shell Eco-marathon began in 1939 at a Shell research
laboratory in the United States as
a friendly wager between scientists to see who could get the most
miles per gallon from their vehicle. In 1985 in France, Shell Eco-marathon as we know it today
was born. In April 2007, the Shell
Eco-marathon Americas event was launched in the United States, and in 2010, the inaugural
Shell Eco-marathon Asia was held
in Malaysia, up until 2013. In
2018 Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge and Drivers' World
Championship competitions will be held in Singapore, California and London, with London hosting the Drivers' World Championship
Grand Final.
About Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company is an
affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy
and petrochemical companies with operations in more than 70
countries. In the U.S., Shell operates in 50 states and employs
more than 20,000 people working to help tackle the challenges of
the new energy future. Shell Oil Company is a leading oil and gas
producer in the deepwater Gulf of
Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and
production technology and one of America's leading oil and natural
gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical
manufacturers.
About Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway, located in the
Sonoma Valley, is Northern
California's premier motor-sports destination, featuring a
world-class road course, drag strip and karting center. Its
annual race schedule is headlined by the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series, NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and Verizon IndyCar®
Series. In addition, Sonoma Raceway boasts a motor-sports
industrial park, which serves as home to more than 70 businesses,
including the Simraceway Performance Driving Center. Sonoma Raceway
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:
TRK), a leading marketer and promoter of motor-sports entertainment
in the United States.
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