Supporting the Cambridge University Eco Racing Club

Supporting the Cambridge University Eco Racing Club

  • CUER’s 2013 car, Resolution, in the grounds of Girton College
    CUER’s 2013 car, Resolution, in the grounds of Girton College

The University's cutting-edge eco racing car Resolution was built thanks to gifts from more than 200 individuals and 20 companies.

Donors including the Hauser-Raspe Foundation, Rosalind and David Cleevely, Robert Sansom and Ronjon Nag helped the Cambridge University Eco Racing Club (CUER) craft the solar-powered vehicle ready to race in the 2013 World Solar Challenge in Australia.

Technical problems meant the team were not able to complete the 3000km race from Darwin to Adelaide. Despite this setback, the team were then able to work towards creating the next car for the 2015 World Solar Challenge.

CUER, a group of 60 students from a range of academic disciplines that designs, builds and races solar-powered vehicles, is a not-for-profit organisation that relies almost entirely on donations and corporate sponsorship.

Its cars showcase cutting-edge sustainable engineering and demonstrate the incredible potential of electric vehicle technologies. By designing cars that run on solar power alone, CUER is driving change in vehicle efficiency and new technology for a low-carbon future.

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'Evolution' travelled 2,047km on solar power across the Australian Outback
Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) is a 60-strong student organisation that designs and builds solar powered vehicles to compete in the biennial World Solar Challenge.
Holographic projector, Centre for Applied Photonics and Electronics
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