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To further conserve energy/fuel, Turkish students of the Sakarya University found a way and put out together a hydrogen powered car that goes at 1,336 mpg (miles per gallon). They though of making it look cool too. Good work guys!

As of now, the vehicle called SAHIMU, ran at about 353 miles on a quarter gallon of fuel (or 568km per liter). It travels such long distances with so little fuel because of its ultra light weight. The average weight of cars as of 2006 is 3,563 pounds (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and the SAHIMU car weights only 240 pounds.  It is made up of mostly carbon fiber (90%) so that it would weight much less than ordinary cars.

SAHIMU won the European 26th Eco Marathon placing 3rd place, 3rd most efficient car of the year. Their next target is to win the 2009 Global Green Challenge–an evolution of the World Solar Challenge competition in Australia this coming October. About twenty electric, hybrid, alternative fuel and low emission production and prototype vehicles will compete in the race. The students of Sakarya University promised to improve this newly invented type of vehicle. Don’t go running out and think of buying one yet though, making one of these costs $170,000. Not cheap to make so not too cheap to buy too. The team that made this car hopes to make a non-piloted aircraft next as their new project. Hope it works out for them.