Schoolkids race electric Formula 24 cars

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4 年前

These schoolkids are racing electric Formula 24 cars

Location: Getxo, Spain

Greenpower Iberia supplied their schools with the basic equipment

ready for the students to modify the vehicles themselves

Location: Bilbao, Spain

The strategy for the race is to use battery power efficiently

The team able to complete the highest number of laps within 90 minutes wins

The project started in the UK in the 1990s

as a way of promoting science subjects and raising awareness

about alternative energy sources, climate change and pollution issues

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) STUDENT ALBERTO CASTILLO, 15, SAYING:"Apart from being fun and interesting, you can learn mechanics, electrics and then you compete. You learn things from the realm of engineering, more things for the future."

(SOUNDBITE) (English) STUDENT TOMAS CIFRIAN,14, SAYING:"Climate change. It's a very good idea to have electric cars to stop climate change. Make the world a bit more hospitable for us."