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Eco Veículo exhibited at Museu do Caramulo

SIC coverage: [14-07-2010]

Another race, another record [01-07-2010]

Team Eco Veículo participated in the Shell Eco-marathon Youth Challenge UK 2010, held on 29-30 June at Rockingham Motor Speedway, United Kingdom. 52 teams registered for this event and team Eco Veículo was, once again, present. Eco Veículo achieved a performance equivalent to travelling 2427 km with one liter of fuel, obtaining the 1^st place in gasoline class, 2^nd place on the overall classification and setting a new iberian record.

TIM 05 (UPS-INSA) won the competition beating the world record of ethanol powered vehicles with 3351 km/L.

Shell Eco-Marathon Europe 2010 [08-05-2010]

Lausitz's Eurospeedway, a racetrack located in Germany, was home of the Shell Eco‑marathon Europe 2010.

With a performance of 2204,4 km/L, team Eco Veículo placed 2^nd in the internal combustion engine class and 8^th overall

Team Eco Veículo displays his prototype in several exhibitions [17-03-2010]

Over the next few months, you can view the prototype of Team Eco Veículo in many initiatives. Between March 19 and September 5, the car that traveled 2307 kilometers with one liter of fuel, will be on display in places like the Dolce Vita Coimbra or Caramulo Museum. The team, who detains the Iberian Fuel Economy record, consisting of teachers and students of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra (FCTUC), is now preparing an exhibition to be held between 19 and 21 of March in the exhibition center of FIL, in Lisbon, on the initiative MotorClássico. Between March 27 and April 26, will be the turn of the Dolce Vita Coimbra to receive the prototype. The Caramulo Museum will feature Eco Veículo at the "Night of Museums", scheduled for May 15. The car will remain on display at the same museum until September 2. Then, it will be in the Motor Festival - International Festival of Classic and Sports Cars – also in Caramulo, between 3 and 5 September.

Shell Eco-marathon 2010 [16-02-2010]

This year’s edition of the Shell Eco-marathon Europe will receive 221 teams from 24 countries all around the world. The competition will take place on the 6^th and 7^th of May and due to the success of the previous edition, the Eurospeedway, in Lausitz, will host the event once again. There, young students, future engineers, will gather and fight a green battle which will have as winner he who can travel the furthest with the least amount of fuel.

Back to the race [16-02-2010]

With only about three months to go until the Shell Eco-marathon Europe, team Eco Veículo continues to prepare its participation in the 26^th edition of the event, which will take place at Lausitz’s Eurospeedway, in Germany. Team Eco Veículo expects to then have available an improved aerodynamics package for the XC20 and substantial upgrades regarding its engine, the M3165. On this subject, structural and functional improvements will be introduced such as lower heat transfer levels and retuned fuel injection maps, which will allow for even greater fuel economy. This year, the team will try to push racing number 91 all the way to the top of the ranking.

Eco Veículo exhibited at Auto-Industrial [01-12-2009]

XC01i prototype is in exhibition at Auto-Industrial, in Coimbra. The prototype can be visited until January 30^th, 2010, Monday to Friday between 8:00 to 20:00, and Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00.

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Team Eco Veículo wins Shell Eco-marathon Youth Challenge UK 2009 [03-07-2009]

Team Eco Veículo participated in the 2009 edition of Shell Eco-marathon Youth Challenge UK, held at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, United Kingdom, on June 30th and July 1st, together with another 50 teams.
The team made four official runs, with performances always above 2000 km/L, achieving the first place of the overall classification with a result equivalent to 2306,8 kilometers with one liter of fuel.
This is the first time the team wins an international competition and, once again, Eco Veículo sets a new Iberian record of fuel economy.

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Eco Veículo at Vasco Sameiro Circuit [25/06/2009]

In preparation for the Shell Eco-marathon Youth Challenge UK 2009, team Eco Veículo simulated a competition at the Vasco Sameiro Circuit, in Braga, Portugal.

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