University of Mexico Showcases 'Mako' Electric Vehicle Mexico News Daily
go to original October 29, 2016

The car earned 12th place in an international, university-level design competition (UNAM Global)

An electric vehicle designed and built by a team of students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) was on display this week for the Mexican Grand Prix.

The industrial design and electrical and mechanical engineering students participated earlier this year in the Americas division of the Shell Eco-Marathon with a car they call Mako, earning 12th place in the field of 38 entries and ranked second in its class in Latin America.

...Mako is the result of close to five years of steady work, said the students, who were focused on creating a vehicle with the best performance and efficiency possible, “because the Eco-Marathon rates those attributes instead of speed.”

It was the only Mexican entry in the competition.

The car, built for 350,000 pesos, close to US $19,000, weighs about 40 kilograms and is built mostly of aluminum and carbon fiber. With a fully charged battery it can travel distances of up to 87 kilometers, and it can reach speeds of 60 kilometers per hour.

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