KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 – Team UiTM Eco-Sprint has done it again. Not only that they keep the winning strike for championing the Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell category again, they topped their own record mileage and appear winner with 315km per metre cubic leaving another Malaysian team, Eco-Voyager from University of Malaya be satisfied with second placing and GenNext Pejuang from Brunei in third place.
Another team from UiTM, Eco-Planet emerged the winner for the UrbanConcept Hydrogen Fuel Cell category. In a statement released by Shell, Shell Eco-marathon Technical Director Norman Koch said that he was proud to see more countries are joining the marathon and impressed with the success set by the newcomer countries.
“I’m proud to see more teams and nations than ever joining the Shell Eco-marathon family this year. It’s very impressive that new starters from countries like Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bangladesh have made successful runs and recorded results in their first year, and I look forward to welcoming more newcomers in the next edition,” said Norman Koch, Shell Eco-marathon Technical Director.
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. The winner of that contest barely achieved 50 mpg (21 km/l), and from these humble origins, a more organised competition evolved.
In 1985 in France, Shell Eco-marathon as we know it today was born. In April 2007, Shell Eco-marathon Americas event was launched in the United States, and in 2010, the inaugural Shell Eco-marathon Asia was held in Malaysia. Malaysia hosted Shell Eco-Marathon Asia until 2013. Since 2014, the event is being held in Manila, Philippines, which will continue to host the event until 2016.
