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Delft Eco-runner XIV heading for the road

Eco-runner amazes everyone every year with vehicles that are incredibly fuel efficient. This year’s target is 2,056 kilometres on 1.45 kilograms of hydrogen. This is what the 25 member Eco-runner Team Delft explained at their design presentation last week.

While the target does mean 50% more fuel than last year, it also means that Eco-runner XIV meets the requirements for motorised road traffic as set by the National Road Transport Agency (RDW). This implies a higher top speed.

The entry requirements include a greater focus on safety. These include number plates, mirrors, bigger windows, and more lights. The team wants to prove that despite these conditions the vehicle nevertheless runs unprecedentedly fuel-efficiently, and it will attempt a world record in June. The Eco-runner will follow the Elfsteden (11 city) route at a top speed of 65 kilometres per hour for three days and nights, covering a total distance of 2,056 kilometres.

But first, there will be a long series of tests from 8 May onwards to not only be able to drive extremely economically but also to meet all 1,301 RDW requirements.

Impressie Ecorunner XIV
Impression of the street-legal Ecorunner which meets the Dutch Road Transport Agency's requirements. (Image: Ecorunnet Team Delft).

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