ITB Won 3 Titles in Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2011
The competition in which 94 teams from 13 countries Asianwide participated challenged all participants to design, create, and test the energy efficient vehicles. At this year, this event took place in Sepang Circuit, Malaysia on Wednesday until Saturday (06-09/07/11)
Urban concept car from Cikal Nusantara team has successfully achieved Gasoline Fuel Award with the ability to drive 116.7 kilometers for every liter of fuel needed.
Cikal team was led by Kurniawan Suminar (Telecommunication Engineering 2007) became the only team among the other teams that passed the test phase on the first day.
Cikal Nusantara utilized a 110 cc engine capacity that could make their urban vehicle became fuel-efficient. In addition to the utilization of engine that was enhanced by modification, the design of the car was also made as light as possible, the Chassis created from aluminum and carbon fiber used as the material body.
The Urban Concept brought by Cikal Nusantara made their prototype has a chance to be the substitute of current vehicle in the future.
Another achievement achieved by the Cikal Team was the second place of Internal Combustion Grand Prize, one rank lower below Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.
Rakata Team with the car named Rajawali successfully grabbed Communication Award in this event. The plus point from the Rajawali car was the use of ethanol as the fuel that could increase the engine efficiency, also environmentally friendly compared to fossil fuel. Ethanol could be utilized as the new alternative fuel replacing fossil fuel that is going to run out.
The technology used by Rajawali was rear wheel drive with the 125 cc - 4 stroke engine capacity. The Aerodynamic design resembling rocket made the usage of fuels became more effective. As a result,this car managed to reach the farthest distance over 244 kilometers for every liter of fuel used.
In the future, ITB teams hoped to improve their achievement in such events.
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