HOUSTON -- Extreme mileage was the goal on the streets here as 42 student teams competed in the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient ...

It’s time to announce the winners of the annual Shell Eco-Marathon, in which students try to build incredibly efficient vehicles using gas, electricity, diesel, and hydrogen as fuels. You probably ...

“There are a lot of really smart and innovative fuel-efficient ideas to be seen on and off the track.” –Anthony Bernier, a member of Quebec’s Université Laval team competing at the 5th annual Shell ...

Imagine making the 2,710-mile trip from Philadelphia to Los Angeles using just one gallon of gas. You might look silly doing it, but students from Université Laval, in Quebec, have theoretically made ...

The event featured an impressive collection of vehicles with low fuel consumption, powered by all types of sources, including gasoline, solar, electric, fuel cell, and more. The vehicles competed in ...

The Shell Eco-Marathon brings wild-looking cars to the streets of Detroit in a bid for a more fuel-sipping automotive future. Jon Wong Former editor for CNET Cars Jon Wong was a reviews editor for ...