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.

Eco-run Vehicle On Track

Team Hephaestus vehicle during competition testing.

Eco-run Emblem

Honda-JICA Eco-Run

National energy efficiency automotive challenge sponsored by Honda and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).