The SAE Supermileage Competition was a yearly fuel efficiency competition held at the Eaton Corporation proving grounds located in Marshall, Michigan, United States. The Society of Automotive Engineers was the primary sponsor. Around 30 teams competed to build the vehicle that uses the least gas to go a specified distance. Teams were required to use a one cylinder lawnmower engine provided by Briggs & Stratton, but significant modification was allowed. The competition ran for almost 40 years; it was defunct as of 2023.
There were two divisions, Collegiate and High School.
In the Collegiate division, the winning team of Laval University in 2016 achieved a record setting 3,788 miles per US gallon. The winning mileage of the 2008 competition was achieved by the team from Laval University located in Quebec City, Canada, achieving . In the 2010 event, Université Laval achieved the first position with , followed by University of Ottawa with , Northern Illinois University with , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with and École de Technologie Supérieure with .
In the High School division, the winning mileage of the 2008 competition was , achieved by the team from Mater Dei High School of Evansville, Indiana. Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions in the High school division. . Since 2009, however, High School division was no longer acknowledged in the event, Collegiate Division being the only category left.
See also Shell Eco-marathon
References
External links
SAE Supermileage Results