Thursday, March 05, 2015 6:34:57 AM
Student teams rev their engines for Shell Eco-marathon in Motor City
fuel fix -- University of Houston engineering seniors Roberto Guerra and Alberth Chavez have a big job this weekend.
Flanked by their crew of local high school students and the 60-pound steel frame of a bullet-shaped car at Houston City Hall on Wednesday, they said they’re planning to test out the car’s methane-fueled engine that could, if all goes smoothly, get the equivalent of 200 to 300 miles to the gallon.
Getting it right would bring them one step closer to the Shell Eco-marathon in Detroit next month, a fuel-efficiency competition that will draw more than 1,000 college and high school students from around the United States and from Brazil Guatemala Mexico and Canada.
They’ll see who can get the most out of their souped-up vehicles using compressed natural gas, biofuels gasoline and diesel.
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