Q: What is Supermileage?
A: It’s a competition to build the most fuel-efficient gas-powered vehicle possible.
Click here for more competition info.

Q: Where is UBC located?
A: We are located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We are situated on the west coast of Canada, just north of Washington state. Click here for a mailing address.

Q: Do you have a 2006 competition press release? Where can I get more information?
A: Yes, a press release or more info may be obtained by emailing the team.

Q: What changes did you make to the 2006 vehicle to yield such large increases to your mileage this year?
A: We keep our vehicle as spartan as possible, with only the bare essentials to keep the vehicle lightweight. Aerodynamics, rolling resistance, driving technique and engine performance are always being revisited and continuously improved.

This year’s most significant advances were most likely made in the execution of the design that we had intended for last year’s vehicle. Everything in the vehicle was tuned and designed with fuel efficiency in mind.

Contact us for a press release or just to ask a few questions. We will be happy to answer your questions.

Q: You don’t have the highest mileage in the world. That’s held by the Shell Eco-marathon teams!
A: Every competition is governed by different rules and run on a different type of track. We never claimed to have the top mileage in the world, just the best record so far on the track in Marshall, Michigan.

Teams in the eco-marathon have carte-blanc on engine design where the SAE Supermileage competition is much more heavily regulated with the use of a pre-determined Briggs and Stratton engine that you have to design from. Let’s ensure that we are comparing apples to apples when we are talking mileage numbers.

Q: What’s the point of a gas fuel-efficiency competition, shouldn’t you be working on solar car or fuel cell vehicle?
A: Both are very cool competitions. Currently, the most commonly used fuel sources are still fossil fuels. As long as we are still using it, we should try to minimize the impact. We enjoy the challenge and experience that the competition provides us.