This means that the cars must be equipped with an enclosed cabin, windscreen wipers, luggage space, four wheels with disc brakes and a door of reasonable size. Furthermore, Urban Concept cars must provide adequate visibility for the drive, be able to perform a U-turn with a radius less than 6m and be equipped with front and rear lights plus indicators. Urban Concept vehicles are also required to perform a full stop pr. lap on the track during the Shell Eco-Marathon in order to simulate urban traffic running conditions.
Urban Concept vehicles powered by internal combustion engines are allowed to run on a variety of different fuel types. These fuel types include ordinary gasoline and diesel, 2nd generation bio-ethanol E100, which DTU Dynamo is running on, and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Electrically powered vehicles are allowed to compete as long as they are powered either by a hydrogen fuel cell or ordinary batteries.
The purpose of the Urban Concept class is to demonstrate how far the industry has actually come in terms of technology development for internal combustion engines, and how much fuel can be saved, if the energy is used optimally and the cars are designed and constructed sensibly.
