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"The world record was set by a French team in 2003 called Microjoule with a performance of 10,277 miles per gallon. The current record is 12,665 miles per gallon (MPG) set in 2005 by the PAC-Car II."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Marathon



One small detail:
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During the competition, cars must attain an average speed of at least 15 mph (23 km/h) over a distance of 10 miles (16 km).



That's a *lot* less impressive.

Make it a sustained 45 mph for an hour on a track open to winds of at least 10 mpg and it would be a much more useful contest.
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