What is CUER?

Make it

Since the World Solar Challenge in October 2019 where we competed with Helia (our solar EV), our team has been keen to achieve even more. The tragic disruption that the world has faced in the last few years has had a significant effect on everyone, but we believe that now is a time when we can begin to be hopeful for the future. With this in mind, we are excited to continue to implement plans for the return to the key things we value as a team. These are namely the promotion of renewable technology, the practical education of engineers and the inspiration of younger students through outreach.

Helia has competed in the 2019 World Solar Challenge in Australia, visited tracks worldwide and gained the attention of news outlets across continents. Helia will race at least once more in the 2023 WSC; however, we are currently looking ahead to our car for 2025. This car will be single occupancy, competing in the competitive challenger class, racing for top speeds and maximum efficiency.

Mission and Vision

CUER is the largest student-led engineering project at the Cambridge University Engineering Department and top University Solar Car team in the UK. Our aim is to serve as a learning platform for students to develop real world engineering skills.

We aim to benefit the community and the next generations through outreach with local schools and organisations and developing the infrastructure and ideas for a carbon negative future. We are leveraging the combined knowledge and expertise of CUER, our alumni, our sponsors and the University of Cambridge to continue to develop and build the best vehicles the world has seen.

  • I am honored to be part of the CUER project, working with the brightest academic minds, an enthusiastic engineering team who are pushing the boundaries across many disciplines, energy, aerodynamics, composite materials, vehicle dynamics and safety cell structures to name a few. Helia will be a well-engineered leading edge design that will take on the best competitors in the world in the toughest solar car test, 3000km of Australian outback.

    John L.Sullivan, Certifying Engineer CUER 2018-2019, Former Technical Director Ford Motor Company and Tata

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  • CUER is making a bold statement in taking up the challenge of designing and building a solar-powered vehicle. With its cross-disciplinary expertise, Cambridge University Engineering Department is ideally placed to support this multi- faceted project. We wish the CUER team every success.

    Dr Claire Barlow, Deputy Head of Department, Cambridge University Department of Engineering

  • I’ve been working with CUER for 5 years now. They have all been impressive, innovative and brilliant engineers. I’m supporting them because with the right backing I’m convinced they can be world beating.

    David Cleevely, CBE FREng FIET, Chairman of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.

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Work has been fruitful and Helia is almost in a race-ready state, but funding is proving quite tight for the dream of making it to the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this October!

Any support would be greatly, greatly appreciated.