New Record: 4,414 km Set on One Litre of Fuel

Team Polyjule Polytech' Nantes Sets New Record With Prototype Hydrogen Car

LAUSITZ, Germany, May 6, 2010 - Day one of the 2010 edition of the Shell Eco-marathon
certainly has proved nothing less than eventful, with an all-time record set
during the very first day of racing. Team Polyjule Polytech Nantes from
France pushed the boundaries of fuel efficiency by clocking up the equivalent
of a massive 4,414km on a single litre of fuel.

The team's hydrogen-powered Prototype vehicle has at last
unseated the previous record holders, ETH Zurich of Switzerland, whose record
of 3,836 kilometres on a single litre of fuel has stood since 2005-again, set
with a hydrogen Prototype vehicle.

Commenting on the new record, Pauline Tranchard, team leader,
said: "Believe it or not, the car broke down yesterday on the fifth trial
run, so we're ecstatic to have been able to pull together the combined
efforts of all of the team members not only to get the car back up and
running but to smash the previous record so emphatically!".

The team's secret, it says, is perfection. The team has
focused this year specifically on enhancing the vehicle's electronics
monitoring system which minimises energy loss, a key contribution to setting
the new record. The team is made up of students from both the Polytechnique
de Nantes, a third-level engineering school, and Lycée La Joliverie, a
second-level institution in the same town.

Racing at the Shell Eco-marathon 2010 kicked off a day earlier
than anticipated. The wet and windy weather forecast for today has arrived
with a vengeance, and in anticipation of the bad weather, race organisers
invited the teams to go on track yesterday, Wednesday 05 May, in order to
allow all the maximum number of attempts possible. Race organisers are
monitoring the situation constantly and racing has been postponed until
further notice. The good news is that sun is forecast for tomorrow so all
teams should be back on track at the latest by tomorrow morning. Due to the
bad weather the media challenge has also been suspended.

Pictures are available to download at
www.shell.com/ecomarathon/europe or from the Media Centre on site.

Press contact: Petr Sindler, Shell Eco-marathon Europe Press Officer, +420-737-272-740, petr.sindler at shell.com,