The Delsbo Electric Battery Powered Rail Vehicle Challenge is an annual competition that takes place in Sweden. Open to students, the goal of this challenge is to create a battery-powered rail vehicle that minimizes energy consumption.
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THE FUTURE OF GREEN RAIL TRANSPORT
DELSBO ELECTRIC IS AN ANNUAL COMPETITION
CHALLENGE IS TO DESIGN A BATTERY-POWERED RAIL VEHICLE
WITH MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION
THE RAIL VEHICLES RUN A 2 MILE COURSE
THE FOCUS IS ON MINIMIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY IS MEASURED IN WATT-HOUR/PERSON-km
ALL VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED & OPERATED BY STUDENTS
AND MUST BE DRIVEN SOLELY WITH ELECTRICITY
FROM A VOLTAGE SOURCE W/ VOLTAGE BETWEEN 6-48V
THE COMPETITION IS HELD IN DELSBO, SWEDEN
2017 DELSBO ELECTRIC WINNER, UNIVERSITY OF DALARNA
EXIMUS II RECORDED A WINNING RUN OF 0.76Wh/pkm
AFTER COMPETITION IT SET A WORLD RECORD @ 0.73 Wh/pkm
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