Kategoriarkiv: ”2013″

Latest Sleipner news from Shell Eco-Marathon

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Until now Sleipner have fulfilled two races in Shell Eco-Marathon 2013. The weather was very rainy both Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday Sleipner did 113.96 km/kWh (48 nl hydrogen gas) and today Sleipner did 130.54 km/kWh (42 nl hydrogen gas) in … Läs mer

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First valid results

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This morning, Elba achieved its first valid result on the track. The preliminary performance figure was 147 km/kWh, and this has never been achieved before by any Swedish team in the Urban Concept category. After the validation, the car was … Läs mer

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Elba has passed the inspections

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Yesterday, Elba passed Shell’s technical and safety inspections without any problems. The staff was very impressed with the car’s technical details. Apparently, with its weight of only 90 kilograms it was one of the lightest cars that they had encountered … Läs mer

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Video interview with Peter Georén

Last week Peter Georén was interview by one of the guys from Sleipner team working on the fuel cell. Unfortunately it’s in Swedish. We hope you at least enjoy the great moving photos of our projects.

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First test drive of Sleipner

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This Friday Sleipner had its first test drive. It was a success except for the rainy weather and our inability to do the test drive outside on the parking lot.  This week we will do more tests as the Sleipner … Läs mer

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ELBA update

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Things are progressing fast now. We are exporting the equipment from the test rig into the car. Too bad its raining outside, at least we can do a burnout on the lab floor.

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”2013”: Preparations for manufacturing

Now the lightweight structure student group have entered a manufacturing intensive phase of the project, so much time is spent in the lab hall. Much needs to be done before the entire structure can be manufactured in entirely composite materials. … Läs mer

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”2013”: Laboratory work

It’s been quite some time since you were updated with work with the car’s chassis and body done by the lightweight structure-student group. So, since the autumn semester kick-off, where we got introduced to the projects latest addition, a student … Läs mer

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”2013″ – Design team checking in.

Hi everybody This is the first status post from the design team, excited? Well we are! I’m sure you are dying to see what’s going on and how far the project has come. Although I would love to show you … Läs mer

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”2013″-firewall design

Since it is prescribed in the rules of the competition for the Shell Eco Marathon 2012 competition, that the vehicles in the urban concept class must be equipped with firewall and roll bar. A firewall that separates the driver from … Läs mer

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