Help Supermileage Compete at the Shell Eco-Marathon in Indiana!
Cal Poly Supermileage is a team of dedicated engineers that design, manufacture, test, and race electric vehicles for efficiency. We compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and we are determined to break the efficiency record for electric vehicles. We need your help to take our Urban Concept vehicle to the competition and provide 15 students with valuable engineering competition experience!
Our club provides engineering experience to all engineers at any level. We take time with our new members to train them with CAD software and get all of the machine shop certifications needed earlier than their classes, so they get a head start on their education and are set up for success. Competition experience is extremely valuable for learning how to design for crucial deadlines and requirements.
About The Shell Eco-Marathon Competition:
The Shell Eco-Marathon consists of two main categories: Prototype and Urban Concept. The Prototype vehicles are small, bullet-shaped, and are designed for hyper efficiency. In past years, we have competed in the Prototype category. Our prototype design was 50 times more efficient than a Tesla, and we won an award for our prototype telemetry display system.
In 2023, our team started designing a brand-new vehicle for the Urban Concept category of the Shell Eco-Marathon. Unlike our past prototype vehicles, the Urban Concept category is designed to be a street-legal vehicle that challenges the boundaries of efficiency of modern-day electric vehicles. It has headlights, taillights, a trunk space, a parking brake, and even working windshield wipers!
Since this Urban Concept vehicle is much more intricate than our usual prototype vehicle, our budget for shipping, manufacturing, and testing is much higher than usual. Our students are working hard to design and manufacture this car, and we need help to make traveling to the competition a reality!
Thank you for your continued support of Cal Poly Supermileage!
$25
Nuts and Bolts
Little things add up when building any engineering project, especially a project as intricate as a vehicle built for efficiency.
$100
One Hotel Room for a Night
Cover the cost of one room for a night at a hotel in Indianapolis.
$200
Materials
Our team is working hard to have our Urban Concept vehicle finished by competition. Help us ensure we have the materials for the last few steps of manufacturing.
$400
Round-trip Plane Ticket
Taking 15 students to competition is no easy task. With more interest than ever this year, help us send our team to the competition by covering the cost of a round-trip ticket for one student!
$1,000
Ship the Vehicle
We’ve worked all year on this vehicle, and we want it to arrive safely at competition. Help cover gas and lodging for our amazing volunteers who will drive the trailer all the way to Indianapolis!
