About CUER:

Cambridge University Eco Racing, is a student led society that builds and races solar powered cars. We compete with these cars in an event called the World Solar Challenge(WSC), which is a 3,000km endurance race, from Darwin to Adalaide right across the Australian outback. The race takes place against 30+ universities from all over the globe, we are keen to take our car Helia and showcase the best of Cambridge Engineering in 2027!

Helia is our cruiser class solar car, comparable to a Ford Focus, and originally raced in WSC 2019 where it laid the groundwork for our next campaign. Our current work is focussed on re-building the electrical systems and modifications to fit the updated regulations for the 2027 Race. We are aiming to finish the 2027 WSC, this would be history defining, making us both the first CUER and the first British cruiser class vehicle to ever cross the finish line.

Impact of CUER:

CUER is designed to provide a learning platform for students to gain practical engineering experience in things they would have no opportunity to otherwise. At no point in an Engineering degree do you get to build an in-house battery, analyse race-data to produce an optimal strategy, manage a 20-person team or logistics for moving them and the car to Australia but these are all current active CUER projects that our team members are working on.

We are passionate about encouraging people to work in eco-tech, whether this be providing students an entry point into the industry that is engaging, rather than burdening them with solving the climate crisis, or performing outreach events at motor shows and schools across the country to encourage the younger generations to get excited about STEM!

We need your help funding this dream, every little helps! Thank you!!

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