PROJECTS






ASTERIA


  • Battery electric powered urban concept vehicle, technical evolution of the previous vehicle Leto

  • The chassis was optimized to minimize the mass and maximize the structural stiffness, while maintaing the external shape

  • Wheel hub parts and wheel rims are designed according to lightweight optimization procedures

  • Revised motor controller, allowing for significant efficiency increase in the energy conversion






LETO


  • Urban Concept battery electric category

  • CFRP structure designed according to lightweight, stiffness, manufacturability and ergonomics criteria.

  • External shape derived from fluid dynamic analyses aimed at maximizing the aerodynamic efficiency.






DAPHNE


  • Urban Concept category

  • Four wheels, steering at the front axle and driving at the rear

  • CFRP monocoque, designed to obtain the best aerodynamic performances

  • Powered by two 200 W electric DC brushed motors

  • Power provided by a Li-ion battery

  • The tyres designed by Michelin in order to obtain low rolling resistance

  • Best performance reached at the Shell Eco-marathon 2018, with a consuption of 130 km/kWh






APOLLO


  • Powered by solar energy

  • Photovoltaic cell system installed on a wing body at the rear end

  • Result of in-depth structural and fluid dynamics analysis aimed at maximizing aerodynamic efficiency and stiffness as well as minimizing the mass

  • Still the most successful vehicle realised by the team for this competition

  • Win of 2010 American competition, distancing the vehicle in second place of about three times

  • Win of 2010 European edition with lowest consumption ever made in the Shell Eco-marathon: 796 km/kWh corresponding to 7070 km/l.

  • In 2011 new WORLD RECORD of 1108 km/kWh, corresponding to an astonishing 9757 km/l of equivalent consumption of gasoline, the lowest energy consumption ever made by a vehicle in the Shell Eco-marathon competition.






ARTEMIDE


  • Powered by a hydrogen fuel cell

  • CFRP monocoque, WITH a great mass reduction and a better aerodynamic design

  • Two wheels at the front axle and one steering and driving wheel at the rear axis

  • Italian record for fuel cell prototypes equal to 2741 km/l and

  • Shell Eco-marathon Design Award







WHY NOT?


  • First Shell Eco-marathon vehicle designed by Politecnico di Milano

  • Trellis frame with aluminum tubes, coupled with a carbon fiber body

  • The prototype was firstly powerd by a gasoline engine, then it was converted to a hydrogen-electric vehicle in 2008

  • Bosh Technical Innovation Award for innovative belt transmission system with a centrifugal clutch

  • In 2008, Why Not? scored an equivalent fuel consumption of 1931 km/l, obtaining the Italian record for hydrogen-fuelled prototypes