To encourage youth innovation in building a sustainable environment, a carnival was held to showcase eco-friendly cars on Saturday.
The Shell Eco-marathon Singapore Carnival 2013 aims to showcase a variety of sustainable solutions conceptualised and developed by youths in Singapore. Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Mayor of the North East District, was in attendance to show his support for the event.
Six cars were designed by students from the Institute of Technical Education, Nanyang Technological University and Ngee Ann Polytechnic for the annual competition.
The cars were built to run on alternate sources of energy with minimum fuel.
The Institute of Technical Education students were recognised for having the best design for their solar battery vehicle.
Booths were also set up to help educate the public about the technology behind their cars, and the feasibility of developing similar vehicles for the future.
In February 2014, the Shell Eco-marathon Asia will move from the Sepang Racing Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to the city streets of Manila, Philippines.
Luneta Park in Manila will be transformed into a track where over 140 student teams from countries across Asia and the Middle East will compete in designing, building and testing cars that can travel the farthest distance on the least amount of fuel.
