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100 km on one liter of fuel

25.07.2015

Two years ago, Volkswagen announced the mass production of "the most economical car in the world" - a diesel-electric two-seater VW XL1, capable of traveling 100 km per liter or 240 miles per gallon (if in the US system of measurement). The series turned out to be not very large, only 250 cars, and the American system of measurement did not have to be used, because. the vehicle did not meet North American safety regulations.

However, the idea of an ultra-efficient car knows no bounds. And in June of this year, a group of Canadian students won one of the "Student Design Championship" competitions, building a car that can go 100 km on 0,11 liters of fuel, which in American terms will be 2098 miles per gallon. I must say that this is not the first victory of Canadian students. Their Alerion Supermileage team is now the champion for the fifth time with even more impressive previous results of 2488 mpg in 2010 and 2757 mpg in 2009.

At 2.0m long, 2,89m wide and 0,72m high, the CT0,56 was a revised version from last year. It retained the same monocoque body made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers, but the filling was changed, both mechanical and electronic. The drive wheel is rear, two wheels in front. Interestingly, with all the impressive results, Canadian cars are by no means absolute champions. The championship belongs to the Swiss car PAC-Car II, created at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in 2005. Its fuel consumption was 0,02 liters per 100 km. True, she used hydrogen as fuel.

The Student Design Championship competition is held several times a year under the auspices of SAE International, a global association of more than 128 engineers and technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicle industries. Its task is to improve self-propelled vehicles and increase the level of system knowledge for the benefit of society.

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