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Final results, new Swedish record

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Shell Eco Marathon 2013 is over, and although the highest placement achieved was Elba’s ranking as the 5th in its category, we can proudly state that it has made a new efficiency record in Sweden. Elba isn’t only Sweden’s most … Läs mer

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Latest Sleipner news from Shell Eco-Marathon

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Until now Sleipner has 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

Publicerat i "2013", Chemical engineering, Fuel cell, Rotterdam, Sleipner | Kommentering avstängd

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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Transport Demo Day

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The public was invited to the lab during the Transport Demo Day. Among the earliest guests was a TV team from SVT (Sweden’s state television).   There were a lot of people attending the event, curious to find out more … Läs mer

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Making mold for a new part of the Sleipner body.

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We ended up improving the old body instead of making a completely new one. It does still mean a whole lot of work. Due to the size of the mill there was 23 parts for making the mold. Some creative … 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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Sunday meeting!

Sunday BBQ

A beginning to a new tradition for the ”Sleipner body” group and some inspiration for everyone else working with Eco-cars. It was even better then it looks. Sunday BBQ outside Transport Demo Labs before getting some important work done. First … Läs mer

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Sleipner body suggestions

Two body suggestions, which one is your favourite? Leave a comment.

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Sleipner II: Fuel cell improvements

The fuel cell used in ”Sleipner II” is working hard in the lab. Three guys from the Chemical Engineering department are trying to do some fan control and improve the efficiency of the fuel cell and it’s hydrogen gas consumption. … Läs mer

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