DESIGNING, OPTIMIZING AND FABRICATION OF POWERTRAIN FOR THE SUPERMILEAGE VEHICLE

Energy is important to everyone for many reasons. It is a key economic driver as it offers new market opportunities for business. The world is consuming energy at an enormous rate leading to possibility of fuel crisis. Shortage of fuel is a major concern for everyone and research has already started for exploiting new sources of energy as well as improving the existing technology. The Shell Eco -marathon is an annual competition sponsored by Shell, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. DTU Supermileage is a collegiate team whose sole focus is towards sustainable development. As the name suggests, our mission is to develop a "super mileage vehicle" that provides maximum mileage.