In the race for energy efficiency, a group of students from the Netherlands have designed the most efficient car in the world. In this case, powered by hydrogen, the Eco-Runner XIII broke the current Guinness record with 2,488.5 kilometers without refueling.
While we continue to get used to terms such as kW/100Km, to the gross capacity of the batteries and we see how electric chargers appear little by little on our roads and cities, many are one step ahead and are already in the middle of the race for the development and implementation of hydrogen as a fuel source for vehicles. Toyota already even has a vehicle for sale and brands like Ford or Honda are already on the verge of candy, but the Eco-Runner and its group of creators have broken records and are presented as a future project to follow closely.
The students of the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) have achieved a new Guinness record a few days ago, setting the maximum distance traveled by a hydrogen-powered urban vehicle. Designed, assembled and driven by them the Eco Runner XIII It is today the most efficient car in the world, having covered 2,488.5 kilometers with a single tank of fuel.
To achieve this milestone, the group of 24 students has been working on the project for a year on the Eco-Runner XIII as part of an inter-university competition coming together to develop the vehicles that are likely to mark the future of the automotive industry. . The Eco-Runner XIII took 3 days to cover the 2,488.5 km at 45 km/h and had a 950 gr tank of hydrogen.
This futuristic vehicle is a tremendously aerodynamic and compact car that transforms hydrogen into electrical energy. It has a weight of 72 kg and it is made mainly of carbon fiber and steel in some of its parts. In the test, up to 11 drivers took turns driving in two-hour shifts and reached the figure of 71.5 hours of continuous driving.
Quite a milestone, of course they have been pursuing since previous versions of the Eco-Runner.
Source: Eco-Runner Team Delft
