GMG has put its graphene-based lubricant to the ultimate test recently, at an Australian charity event called the Shitbox Rally, where the results truly speak for themself.
GMG is an Australian based clean-technology company which develops, makes and sells energy saving and energy storage solutions, enabled by graphene manufactured via in house production process.
The most recent G-LUBRICANT product demonstration saw fuel savings of approximately 13.8 per cent achieved.
At the charity car rally, vehicles had to traverse across 3850 kilometres, from Alice Springs to the Gold Coast.
GMG sponsored the GC Strip rally team from the Gold Coast.
Ahead of the charity rally, the rally car team drove 2650 kilometres over three days, to get to the starting line.
The rally car team made the trip in a Ford Falcon petrol engine rally car that had not yet been treated with G-LUBRICANT. On the trip to Alice Springs, the Ford Falcon averaged 10.8L/100km of fuel.
For the race, they added G-LUBRICANT and travelled the 3850-kilometre distance, with approximately 1850 kilometres being on unsealed roads – some of which had river crossings and bad corrugations.
After adding G-LUBRICANT, the Ford Falcon rally car averaged 9.3L/100km on the trip, a reduction of 1.5L/100km – or approximately 13.8 per cent improved fuel efficiency.
GC Strip’s team leader Scott Hubbard commented: “Not only did we have better fuel efficiency, but we noticed a little drop in engine temperature and the engine definitely sounded smoother.
“By the finish line, we had beaten the car up pretty badly, front end suspension gone, front shocks completely failed, cracked windscreen, roof damage, exhaust damaged, front wheels knocked out of alignment, gearbox issues, several tyres shredded and a number of cosmetic damages to the car.
“In fact, the only thing that really made it through the rally unscathed and in perfect working order was the engine!”
The Shitbox Rally is not a race, but rather a challenge for participants to drive cars worth just $1500 or less across Australia, via some of its most formidable roads, all in the name of charity.
It is a dedicated fundraising event for cancer research with funds going to Cancer Council, one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia. Cancer Council conducts and funds research studies across all cancers and all stages of the cancer journey.
Thanks to the community funds raised by events such as the Shitbox Rally, Cancer Council can fund world-class research that reduces the impact of cancer for everyone.
Through the event, approximately $59 million has been raised for Cancer Council over the past 15 years, to help support ground-breaking projects.
GMG’s Chief Executive Officer, Craig Nicol, said the company was proud to sponsor the GC Strip rally team. “It was so good to see them get a good fuel saving result from G-LUBRICANT at such a worthy event – we get consistent feedback that our graphene enhanced engine oil additive provides 10 per cent or above fuel savings – so great to see the GC Strip Rally Car Team got this as well.”
GMG’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Jack Perkowski, added, “Such a great customer testimonial for such a great product.”
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