AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo was LIVE at Cobo Center for the 2017 Shell Eco-Marathon. More than 100 student vehicle teams from across the country have descended on Detroit. They are here to show off their ultra-fuel efficient vehicles that they designed, built and of course, race them! There are two vehicle classes to choose from: prototype and urban concept. Three energy sources are available: battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell or internal combustion which includes compressed natural gas. Teams must complete 10 laps or 6 miles with an average speed of 15 mph.
Team 310: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
They are working on a battery electric car
KODAK Digital Still Camera
Team #5: ShopGirls from Granite Falls High School
Team 211: University of Alberta
Teams lined up for technical inspections
Testing a car on the indoor track
Toyota i-ROAD concept
Team 304: EFICEM (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
Racing helmet from Shell
Team 46: Ignatian Ignition from
Team 14: Team Northern from Northern Collegiate
Team 80: FENG Eco Racing 2 from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Team 10: Eco Illini from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Demonstration from The Henry Ford
2014 Nissan GTR Pennzilla
It comes with a 3.8-liter, V6 engine producing 1,050 hp!