Created: 07:50 EST, 29 May 2014 French students have built a car that can travel almost 25,000 miles - the distance around the equator - on just twelve litres of fuel. The carbon fibre Microjoule, which weighs just 35kg, could cover the 200 mile (320 km) journey between London and Manchester for just 12p (20 cents). The superlight vehicle was the winner of the Shell European Eco-Marathon contest to find the world's most fuel efficient vehicle. Scroll down for video French students have built a car that can travel almost 25,000 miles - the distance around the equator - on twelve litres of fuel. The carbon fibre Microjoule, which weighs just 35kg, could cover the 200 mile (320 km) journey between London and Manchester for just 12p (20 cents)
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The vehicle was the winner of this year's Shell European Eco-Marathon
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After testing, judges calculated it could do 2,072 miles (3,330 km) per litre
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The Microjolie was built by students at the La Joliverie College, in Nantes, western France, who beat 200 other teams competing at this week's event
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Fuel efficiency is achieved through low tyre resistance, air resistance and a very low drag coefficient - or how it passes through the surrounding air
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When you spin the wheels, they turn for several minutes without stopping
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An earlier version of this article said that the Microjoule could travel around the world on a single litre of fuel. In fact, the car would use around twelve litres of fuel to complete that distance. We regret the error and are happy to clarify this.
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