This car should be able to run Oslo – Trondheim 0.1 liter petrol – Technical Magazine

For the eighth time based engineering an electric car that will participate in the international competition Eco-marathon.

Students, who come from NTNU and HIST, has spent 10,000 hours on building DNV GL Fuel Fighter, a car that runs on hydrogen.

Now they are aiming itself toward victory in the international student competition.

So easy as possible

The secret in this year’s competition entries is in the car’s “heart”, which is a solution where fuel cells use hydrogen fuel.

Students have a goal of being able to run a distance corresponding fr A Oslo to Trondheim on a kWh, ie energy equivalent to about 0.1 liters of petrol.

In order to achieve this, it has been essential to reduce weight all places it has been possible. The whole car is therefore made of carbon fiber.

– To save some redundant ounces, minimizing air resistance and maximize power required millimeter precision and thorough analyzes of advanced software, says team member Emely Launching Hill in DNV GL Fuel Fighter.

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DNV GL Fuel Fighter Photo: Torleif Female Country

Continuous improvement

The analyzes carried out by the students themselves, as using GPS analyzes each drive car is on.

– We have a master student that monitors everything from GPS position, direction to the car, power and error messages sent via the mobile network so that we can analyze how we can run better next time to lessen the effect, explains project Myselie Nguyen.

Students have chosen to utilize a hydrogen engine rather than an electric motor to make the car even more environmentally friendly than previous contest entries.

– Although electricity is clean in Norway, it is not there in other countries. We wanted to try something new, and would make a car that is as environmentally friendly in all countries the run, says Nguyen.

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Must resemble a car

An important criterion in the competition is that the car should have characteristics that we recognize from regular cars, which four wheels, sitting driver, luggage and wipers.

These properties are compressed in a one meter low and three feet short bodywork as with motor and wheels weighing under 80 kg.

Students from eleven studies and five different nationalities have worked almost around the clock to fine tune the design and engineering.

Students from eleven studies and five different nationalities have worked together to develop hydrogen car. Photo: Torleif Female Country

Third last year

The aim of the Eco-marathon is to build a car coming the longest possible in the least possible fuel.

NTNU students who participated last year came in third. On one kWh of energy went car 199 kilometers, which indicates that the vehicle uses one liter of gasoline at 1800 km.

The car then ran off with third place weighed 96 kg, and runs on battery with solar panels in satellite class on the roof.

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