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The UT4, race number 1, a prototype vehicle running on gasoline for the University of Toronto Supermileage from University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, during Day 3 of the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Detroit. (Photo by Shell International)

The University of Toronto Supermileage Team delivered a strong second-place finish at the 2016 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas, held April 22-24 in Detroit, Michigan.

Their vehicle, christened UT4, achieved a fuel efficiency of 1,005 kilometres per litre of gasoline, or 2,364 miles per gallon. It was bested only by the Alérion Supermileage team from Université Laval, which achieved 1,099 kilometres per litre (2,584 miles per gallon.) The competition, held annually since 2007, featured 125 teams from the United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Ecuador and Puerto Rico.

“The U of T Supermileage Team provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to apply their engineering competencies to one of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges,” said Cristina Amon, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “I am tremendously proud of the technical and design excellence they exhibited at the Shell Ecomarathon, and am delighted to see their leadership within this global community.”

This year the team also unveiled its first battery-electric vehicle. See photos and videos from the competition and the lead-up to it in the gallery below:

Supermileage Team 2016

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