Mapua University’s Cardinal One finishes 7th place at 2024 Shell Eco-marathon APME

MANILA: Mapua University’s Cardinal One finished seventh in the Prototype Class at the 2024 Shell Eco-Marathon Asia-Pacific and the Middle East (APME). 

Initially, Cardinal One of Mapua University, along with UMindanao Wildcars from the University of Mindanao, Eco Archers from De La Salle University, Team Kasalag from Adamson University, and Team Siklab Jose Rizal University, passed the technician inspection phase held before the race proper. 

Other Filipino student teams who entered the race included Hygears from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and XU Mekan-Eco from Xavier University.

The Cardinal One team went on to win the off-track Technical Innovation Award Supported by Southwest Research Institute and finished seventh place in the Prototype Internal Combustion category with a fuel economy of 274 kilometers per liter (km/l). The team is followed by the UMindanao Wildcats of the University of Mindanao, which finished in ninth place with 90 km/l. 

Meanwhile, the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology team from Indonesia clinched an victory in the Urban Concept class with a fuel economy of 482 km/l. Bengawan Team UNS from Sebelas Maret University, also from Indonesia, achieved a win in the Prototype class with 983 km/l. 

The best battery-electric Prototype class vehicle was from the Indonesia IMEI Team from Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo. The winning battery-electric vehicle in the Urban concept class, meanwhile, was run by Weimana Agnijaya Team from Universitas Udayana, another Indonesian student team. 

The 2024 Shell Eco-marathon APME is held for the third consecutive time in Indonesia. At the said competition, the seven Filipino teams faced off against 71 other groups from universities all across Asia and the Middle East via a race at the Mandalika International Circuit in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. 

Contrary to the fast-paced wheel-to-wheel action of traditional circuit-based motorsports, the Shell Eco-marathon APME mainly focuses on achieving the most fuel-efficient run on the racetrack. 

The yearly eco-friendly race has two classes. The first is a Prototype class with vehicles running three wheels and maximized for aerodynamics and efficiency, while the second is the Urban Concept class, which involves four-wheeled vehicles with road-worthy specifications. 

In the eco-race, teams are allowed to choose between three energy categories: battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and internal combustion (ICE).

Photos from Shell Pilipinas

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