Luxembourgish students make a big impression at the Shell Eco-Marathon in London



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The Shell Eco-marathon is one of the most innovative and challenging student competitions in the world in the field of innovation, technology and sustainability. After months of preparation, the students clashed in vehicles that they built and designed themselves. The competition takes place in two main categories: UrbanConcept – with vehicles considered as the cars of the future, looking like a clbadic city car – and Prototype – a futuristic vehicle very light and efficient in terms of energy consumption. 19659002] The team of students from the Lycée des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg was also present in London with a vehicle of its own manufacture, fuel efficient. She was represented in the category of the futuristic prototype fueled by gasoline. The team traveled 468 km with a liter of fuel.

Georges Gloesener from the Lycée des Arts et Métiers: "Our student team is very young: the average age is between 16 and 18, which means is exceptional in this contest. All high school was involved in our participation in London.

Karen Hofkens of Shell Belux says: "This year too, the Luxembourg team has done a good job. I am very proud of the students who performed well after months of preparation. The Eco-marathon is a unique platform that not only puts the creative and technical talents of students to the test, but also makes enriching contacts at European level.

The Shell Eco-marathon 2018 is part of the Make The Future Live festival. At this event, visitors were able to experiment with new technologies, explore new sources of energy, and learn about new inventions that could change the way we live, work, and play.

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