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If you think you"ve seen Shell"s new Project M concept car somewhere before, it"s probably because you have. It"s what Shell calls a "total rethink" of McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray"s T.25 city car from 2010, an illustration of a "co-engineering" process the oil giant thinks could save bags of energy.How? The 550kg concept is a collaboration between "world leading" vehicle, engine and lubricant designers/engineers. Those are respectively Shell, Geo Technology and Gordon Murray Design. Each element is "tailored to work optimally" with the others for maximum energy savings. This has apparently been achieved via "aggressive downsizing, and streamlining while enhancing the efficiency of energy delivery through innovative engine design and lubricant formulation."The result is a car that Shell says uses half the energy of a conventional family car to build and run. But with only three seats and a 160-litre boot, it"s also about half as useful. It"s almost wholly recyclable, though, the body being made from pre-used carbon fibre, while select parts are 3D-printed.
Date written: 22 Apr 2016
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ID: 3094
If you think you"ve seen Shell"s new Project M concept car somewhere before, it"s probably because you have. It"s what Shell calls a "total rethink" of McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray"s T.25 city car from 2010, an illustration of a "co-engineering" process the oil giant thinks could save bags of energy.How? The 550kg concept is a collaboration between "world leading" vehicle, engine and lubricant designers/engineers. Those are respectively Shell, Geo Technology and Gordon Murray Design. Each element is "tailored to work optimally" with the others for maximum energy savings. This has apparently been achieved via "aggressive downsizing, and streamlining while enhancing the efficiency of energy delivery through innovative engine design and lubricant formulation."The result is a car that Shell says uses half the energy of a conventional family car to build and run. But with only three seats and a 160-litre boot, it"s also about half as useful. It"s almost wholly recyclable, though, the body being made from pre-used carbon fibre, while select parts are 3D-printed.
Date written: 22 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3094
