About the Team

2023-2024 Team

Cal Poly Supermileage is a team of dedicated engineers that design, manufacture, test, and race electric vehicles for efficiency. We compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our team is determined to break the efficiency record for electric vehicles. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cal Poly Supermileage didn’t have enough team members to survive. Our team was refounded in 2021, and has been thriving ever since. 

One of our goals is to provide an engineering experience to all engineers at any level. We take time with our new members to train them with CAD software and get all of the machine shop certifications needed earlier than their classes so they get a head start on their education and are set up for success. 

The Shell Eco-Marathon consists of two main categories: Prototype and Urban Concept. The Prototype vehicles are small, bullet shaped, and are designed for hyper efficiency. In past years, we have competed in the Prototype category. Our prototype design was 50 times more efficient than a Tesla, and we won an award for our prototype telemetry display system. 

In 2023, our team started designing a brand-new vehicle for the Urban Concept category of the Shell Eco-Marathon. Unlike our past prototype vehicles, the Urban Concept category is designed to be a street-legal vehicle that challenges the boundaries of efficiency of modern day electric vehicles. It has headlights, taillights, a trunk space, a parking brake, and even working windshield wipers!

2022-2023 Team

2021-2022 Team