Fuel-efficient car heads for global contest

January 15, 2015 12:38 pm | Updated 12:39 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala: 14/01/2015:: Students of Barton Hill Goverment Engineering College with a new vehicle they designed and developed which can run around 200 Kilometers on a litre of Petrol ..S_Mahinsha.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala: 14/01/2015:: Students of Barton Hill Goverment Engineering College with a new vehicle they designed and developed which can run around 200 Kilometers on a litre of Petrol ..S_Mahinsha.

A prototype of a fuel-efficient car, developed by mechanical engineering students of the Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, has been selected for the International Fuel Efficiency Contest, to be held from February 26 in the Philippines.

College Principal B. Anil said the car could give mileage of 200 km per litre. The technology was developed with the support of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment under the Technology Development and Adaptation Programme. The innovation was made by Bibin Sagaram, Ronith Stanley and Vishnu Prasad S., all in their sixth semester, with guidance of faculty members Santhosh Kumar and Anver Sadath.

The college was the only one selected from the State for the International Fuel Efficiency Contest, named Shell Eco Marathon. The contest would see participation of 120 teams from 16 countries, a press release said.

Prototype developed by students of Barton Hill engineering college.

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