Energy-efficient cars built by Nigerian university including the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) Delta state students have won
laurels at the just concluded Shell Eco Marathon in South Africa.
Shell Eco-marathon South Africa came to Johannesburg with the
ultimate-energy-efficiency challenge. Hosted by the School of Electrical
Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, the competition
brought together over 100 young engineers from South Africa and
Nigeria.
Shell Eco-marathon challenges student teams from around the world to
design, build and test ultra energy-efficient vehicles. With annual events
first in the Americas, then Europe and Asia, the winners are the teams
that go the furthest using the least amount of energy. The events spark
debate about future of mobility and inspire young engineers to push the
boundaries of fuel efficiency.
Out of the six awards given out at the event, Team Nigeria got two.
Students from Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE),
Effurun, Delta State won the two awards, making them the team with the
highest number of awards.
Their car raised for 52.9 kilometers on a little of fuel, wining the first
position in the prototype vehicle under the gasoline fuel type category.
The team also won an saward for developing the most innovative anti-
theft device to secure their vehicle. The team from the University of
Lagos came fifth in battery electric prototype vehicle category.
This initiative seeks to inspire young people around the world to develop
new approaches and energy-efficient solutions to the future of mobility.
Chairman of Shell South Africa, Bonang Mohale, noted: “We are
pleased to work closely with the University of Johannesburg’s School of
Electrical Engineering in inspiring the next generation of engineers and
in stimulating interest around energy efficiency. We believe that
educating young people about the importance of energy is critical to
achieving energy security, particularly now when the world has an
increased demand for energy.”
This year, 20 participating teams from different high schools and
universities in South Africa and within the African continent registered
for the competition. The teams are classified under two vehicle
categories, that is, Prototype and UrbanConcept. The Prototype category
is to be powered by battery electric or gasoline (unleaded petrol). The
UrbanConcept cars are powered by gasoline (unleaded petrol) or diesel.
The winning teams designed cars that drive the equivalent of target distance using the least amount of energy at their chosen category.

SHELL Eco-Marathon Team FUPRE
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1st Petroleum University in Africa and 6th in the World

we try....great FUPRITES!!!

silvexta:
we try....great FUPRITES!!!

GREAT

Great Achievement...Ug team FUPRE.

FUPRE is taking over!!!
This is a great legacy!!!
The true essence of a specialized university is to conduct solution oriented research and profer innovative solutions to problems.
That is exactly what FUPRE is doing.
Setting the record straight...
FUPRE is a world class university...congratulations team FUPRE.