The mission of CUER is “to showcase and prove technologies driving the sustainable transport revolution by empowering students". To this end, CUER designed and built a four seat solar powered family car, named “Helia” for the Cruiser Class of the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge - a 72 hour, 3000 km race across the Australian outback under extreme conditions. Combining performance and comfort, Helia is an electric vehicle setting the standard for the future of road cars. Powered by 5.0 m2 of silicon solar cells, combined with two packs of 768 lithium-ion cells storing over 25 kWh of energy, it is capable of driving from London to Edinburgh in just one charge.