The Society of Automotive Engineers’ Fuel Economy Competition brings together super efficent vehicles that can carry 1 person around a 9.6 mile track using as little fuel as possible. This years second place team ended up with 1,194 miles per gallon, a bit shy of the winning mark of 1,747.4 mpg. Pay a visit to the competition site.
None of the entires even come close to a previous competition held by shell a few years ago, where the winner achieved 8128 mpg.