Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2023 highlights
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Teams from all over Europe and Africa pushed the boundaries of energy efficiency in this regional event from May 19 to 25, 2023.
Shell Eco-marathon participants across the region came together at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France to design, build and test their energy-efficient vehicles. The event kicked off with the Autonomous Urban Concept competition, followed by the regional competition.
Watch the best bits from the event and hear from the participants in the video below.
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Title: Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2023
Duration: 01:45
Description: Various team members from Europe and Africa explain why they love Shell Eco-marathon.
Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2023 Accessibility transcript
[Background music]
Upbeat rock music plays.
[Visuals]
Opens with fast cutting shots of various drivers placing a helmet on their head.
Various drivers and team members (saying one word each):
This is Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2023.
[Text displays]
This is Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2023
[Visuals]
High-angle shot of team members cheering in pit, followed by mid-range panning shot of team members.
[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of garage. Four video windows open over the top: one of Moroccan team members, one of German team members, one of Turkish team members and one of team members standing around vehicle.
[Visuals]
Wipe transitions to team member 1 (black t-shirt and cap).
Team member 1:
What I love about Shell Eco-marathon is the collaboration between all of the teams.
[Text displays]
Collaboration between all of the teams
[Visuals]
Cuts to slow-motion montage of different team members talking and working on vehicles, including a three-way split of people working in the garage.
Team member 1 voice-over:
Everyone's really nice. If you're missing any spare parts or if you want any advice, you can always go ask anybody from any of the other teams. So it's really nice vibe in the paddock.
[Visuals]
Cuts to vehicle running on track, before cutting to team member 2 (blue hoodie).
[Text displays]
Love
Team member 2:
What I love about Shell Eco-marathon is the diversity…
[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of track with three video windows over the top, each one showing different team members.
[Text displays]
Diversity
[Visuals]
Cuts back to team member 2.
Team member 2:
The multi-culturality of the people who come here…
[Visuals]
Cuts to two team members working on vehicle, followed by laughing driver, team members working on wiring, and a vehicle running on track.
Team member 2 voice-over:
… and the fact that we are able to put into practice everything that we learned in our engineering schools.
[Text displays]
We are able to put into practice everything that we learned in our engineering schools.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of vehicle being rolled on track, before cutting to team member 3 (black t-shirt and glasses).
[Text displays]
Fresh minds
New engineers
Team member 3:
New technologies are being discovered here. Fresh minds of new engineers…
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of multiple vehicles racing on track.
Team member 3 voice-over:
They can make their dreams come true and make the future a better world.
[Text displays]
Make their dreams come true
Make the future a better world
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of vehicle body sitting on garage floor, followed by team member 4 (black t-shirt and glasses on top of head).
Team member 4:
I think what I love most about Shell Eco-marathon is the fact that it mixes sustainability with competition and adrenaline.
[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of podium with three video windows over the top: one of smiling driver, one of steward waving flag, and one of vehicle running on track.
[Text displays]
Adrenaline
[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 5 (white and red racing overalls).
[Text displays]
Learned
Team member 5:
The thing that I’ve learned is patience. I think patience is key.
[Visuals]
Cuts to montage of different team members working on their vehicles.
[Text displays]
Patience is key
[Visuals]
Cuts to three team members working on propped up vehicle outside of garage.
[Text displays]
Work together
[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 6 (red and black t-shirt)
Team member 6:
Everyone can work together as a team. Not just my team, but everyone here is helping each other out. And that's really great.
[Visuals]
Cuts to fast tracking shot moving through the pit, before stopping at team members working on their vehicle. Then cuts to vehicle running on track.
[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 7 (black hoodie and glasses).
Team member 7:
Shell Eco-marathon makes me feel like I can be an active changemaker of our future.
[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of garage with three video windows over the top, each one showing different team members.
[Visuals]
Wipe transitions to vehicle being placed on ramp, before cutting to team member 8 (navy blue jacket with red hoodie underneath).
Team member 8:
We can see all the technologies that other team develop and it's very inspiring.
[Text displays]
Inspiring
[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of track with three video windows over the top, each one showing team members celebrating.
[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 9 (black racing overalls).
Team member 9:
Shell Eco-marathon makes the future feel a lot more promising because of how we're learning new techniques to make the world more sustainable.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of team members celebrating.
[Text displays]
We’re learning new techniques to make the world more sustainable.
[Endboard with Shell logo]
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