The "Prometheus" research team, which is composed of volunteer students from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), built the electric prototype vehicle "Pyrforos II" with which it participated for the seventh consecutive year in the internationally renowned European fuel economy competition Shell Eco Marathon 2015.
The Shell Eco Marathon is under the auspices of the European Commission and was organized on May 21-24 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
During its participation in the competition, the team managed to compete with exceptional success and travel 487 km with one kilowatt-hour (kWh), breaking its own previous record.
It ranked 10th among 50 teams that participated in the Prototype Battery Electric Car category and became the first Greek team to be in the top ten in this category.
As for the vehicle's electric drive system, it does not include commercial parts but has been constructed entirely by team members, utilizing know-how and technologies developed in the School's Electrical Machines and Power Electronics Laboratory, essentially creating its own separate category in the competition.
This year's effort incorporated these technologies as well as the experience gained from previous years into an improved prototype single-seater vehicle powered by a photovoltaic panel and high-performance batteries.
The team's history of success includes the honorable distinction among over 180 European entries in the competition, with the "Best Team Spirit off-track award 2013". 
The award was given based on the criteria of team spirit, hard work and overcoming difficulties during the games, assistance to other teams and the way in which Greek culture was promoted.
The " Prometheus " team consists of undergraduate students: Christos Agathokleous, Nikolaos Adamopoulos, Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos, Ioanna Armouti, Konstantinos Gallos, Stavros Davaris, Fotini Karamountzou, Elias Karafyllakis, Elias Katsambiris-Grapsas, Nikolaos Kouros, Zoe Konstantakopoulou, Ourania Manta, Sevastianos Politis, Aspasia Skalidi, Anastasios Tsoumanis and Aikaterini Forouli.
The team is headed by PhD candidate Krasopoulos Christos. The team's supervising professor is Professor Kladas Antonios.
For more information about the “Prometheus” team, visit the page www.sem.ntua.gr.
