TEMPO Interactive, Surabaya - Boros premium to drive a car? now you need not worry anymore since 10 November Surabaya Institute of Technology has launched its super-efficient car called SAPUANGIN 3 that can be sped up to 300 kilometers per liter of premium.
Car Prototype
The car weighs 90 kilograms lighter is made by as many as 17 students of Mechanical Engineering ITS force 2007 and 2008. They will include this car in the competition of energy-efficient vehicles Shell Eco-Marathon Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is held in July next.
Engineering Team Manager of ITS 2, Eko Hardianto said these vehicles to be economical because of the weight of light vehicles. "We also consider the stability of the equitable and minimize any friction," he said on the sidelines of the launch vehicle Winds Sweep 3 in the Center for Robotics ITS, Wednesday (30 / 3).
He said the SAPUANGIN 3 is a type of urban concept car is a four-wheel vehicle designs are realistic for use in urban areas today. SAPUANGIN 3 car engines from Honda motorcycle 110 cc Revo with premium fuel.
"SAPUANGIN The name itself is taken from Sunan Kalijaga Ajian supposedly able to move one place to another with ease," he said.
He added, SAPUANGIN 3 done since January. However, earlier, the ITS team has conducted various research and testing. "And who do it are the students who are selected in the selection and was formed last November," he said.
Team supervisor engine ITS, Sutikno, say, SAPUANGIN 3 is the latest innovation after launching Sweep ITS previously Wind 1 and 2. "We also produce more SAPUANGIN 1 and 2 with a maximum capacity," he said.
He added, SAPUANGIN vehicle 1 is a kind of prototype vehicles with engine Paijo premium berbakar experiment 02. In the 2010 competition Sutikno said vehicle weighing 40 kilograms this can go 234 kilometers per liter. "But in the upcoming competition SAPUANGIN a target can go 1000 kilometers per liter," he said.
While SAPUANGIN 2 is a vehicle weighing 90 kilograms with diesel engines and diesel fuel. At the next competition is targeted vehicle can go 300 kilometers per liter. In the competition SAPUANGIN 2010 and then won the championship two types of urban teririt car concept.
Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering ITS Saso Herman, said the three vehicles had their students will compete with vehicles made in 141 teams from fourteen countries. Participants from Indonesia in addition to ITS also exist from the University of Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology, Polytechnic and University of Gajah Mada Pontianak.
Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Risma Harini said strongly supports the existence of super-efficient vehicles ITS buatas it, let alone, he said, in 2012 Surabaya City Government will perform rejuvenation of city transport. "And interesting if super-efficient technology can be applied to mass transit," he added.
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