Specifications

FOREWORD
These Official Rules are designed to enable safe, technically sound and fair competitions.
They intentionally leave many design parameters, technologies and tactics unspecified in
order to stimulate creativity and allow for a competition of novel ideas and solutions.
The Shell Eco-marathon has been challenging students from around the world to design
and build energy efficient vehicle for many years, with the ultimate goal to drive them at the
annual events in the Americas, Europe and as of 2010, in Asia.
In line with our long standing tradition of keeping the Shell Eco-marathon competition
challenging and relevant to current automotive and energy trends, the Organisers will allow
‘Battery Only’ powered vehicles to participate in both the Prototype and the UrbanConcept
category from the 2011 season onwards. This ‘Battery Only’ energy option, commonly
referred to as ‘Plug-In’ will complement the already existing Electric Mobility categories of
‘Solar’ and ‘H2 Fuel Cell’. Further details on this latest addition can be found in Article 81.
We strongly encourage all competitors to read these Official Rules thoroughly and
completely. Although we have made every effort to highlight significant changes to last
year’s rules in Blue, some of the existing regulations are often overlooked, causing
disappointment during the events.
Shell Eco-marathon ® Official Rules 2011 – Chapter 1
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