MOVING with the times, students in Year 10 and upwards at King Edward’s School Witley, have created a 100 per cent electric powered eco-friendly car.

Guided by Anthony Johnson, the school head of design technology, they converted the Quantum 2+2, a 20-year old kit car that had started to show signs of its age. The team brought the car indoors, removed the engine and started the conversion and restoration process.

It was done almost entirely in the school’s DT workshops.

Mr Johnson said: “With an appreciation of the environment, and its fragility, regularly featuring as educational themes which underpin King Edward’s overall vision statement, this project has been instrumental in enlightening pupils about the cars they will be driving in the future. It’s also a good working study of basic, mechanical and electrical skills – useful for both boys and girls, not to mention an exciting project of which we are all extremely proud.”

Last week the Government announced all new cars built from 2040 onwards will have to be electric-powered.