The Greenpower Education Trust is now planning to build on the success of this original project and create a series of additional practical challenges which will introduce young people to the full spectrum of opportunities available from a career in engineering After an initial event to promote engineering run by Greenpower and Sussex Enterprise, publicity in the Daily Telegraph brought in requests from around the UK from teachers who wanted a similar project in their region Hence the Greenpower Education Trust created a number of practical engineering challenges which fulfil our mission and encompass all of our values The Greenpower Education Trust's vision is to inspire more young people to become engineers Our initial project, an electric car challenge which requires students, guided by their teachers and an industry mentor, to design, build and then race an electric car