2,843 mpg? High school team takes the prize

A high school team beat out students from 23 universities to take home the grand prize for designing, building and driving a vehicle that went the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. Not only that, but the students from Mater Dei High School of Evansville, Ind., set a new mileage record at the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, held over the weekend at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Their three-wheeled, combustion-engine vehicle achieved 2,843.4 miles per gallon.