The Shell Eco-marathon challenges high school and college student teams from around the world to design, build and test energy efficient vehicles. With annual events in the Americas, Europe and Asia, the winner is the team that goes the furthest distance using the least amount of energy. This year, the Shell Eco-marathon Asia was held at Sepang, Malaysia.

One of the supporting events was the Shell FuelSave 1L Challenge. A contest which requires you to try to drive the furthest with 1L of fuel.

Our very own Eunice Olsen represented Singapore a couple of years back for the global event in Germany and came in 2nd. This time, Shell organised the challenge for ordinary drivers like you and me.

I was fortunate enough to be selected to represent Singapore together with DK to test our FuelSave knowledge. Both DK and I were part of the FuelSave Challege in Singapore last year. You can read about that HERE.

We got to meet John and Helen Taylor who hold more than 85 World Records, mostly in national fuel economy driving records.

Results at the end of the day? We didn’t win, but that’s ok. We walked away with an experience and knowledge that we can share with family and friends.

Here’s a short video of some footage from the 2 day workshop and driving challenge.

FuelSave Tips

Preparation: 4 Things to look out for
1. Make sure car is serviced regularly
2. Fuel cap closed properly
3. Check tyre pressure (if you’re under inflated by 1psi, it can reduce your fuel efficient by up to 3%)
4. Remove excess weight (every 45kg of excess weight reduces fuel efficiency up to 2%)

While you’re driving: 1 Drive, 2 Uses, 2 Keeps, 5 Avoids
1. DRIVE smoothly
2. USE higher gears
3. USE air-conditioning sparingly
4. USE cruise control (if applicable)
5. KEEP windows closed
6. KEEP constant speed
7. AVOID over revving
8. AVOID high speeds
9. AVOID excess idling
10. AVOID rush hour
11. AVOID braking too hard