Automotive Competition • 2015
Honda-JICA Eco-Run Competition Vehicle
Team Hephaestus BUET • Honda-JICA Eco-run Bangladesh 2015
Vehicle Design & Competition Performance
Designed and fabricated a specialized high-efficiency 4-wheeler vehicle under Team Hephaestus BUET, composed of student engineers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The project tackled extreme fuel economy optimization through low-rolling-resistance tires, an ultra-light tubular spaceframe chassis, aerodynamic body fairing, customized sprocket gear ratios, and finely tuned electronic fuel combustion.
Team Hephaestus vehicle during competition testing.
Honda-JICA Eco-Run
National energy efficiency automotive challenge sponsored by Honda and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).