Young Moroccan students from four national universities presented, on Monday in Rabat, on the occasion of the "University Day of the Ecological Car", four prototypes of ecological cars with low energy consumption. Exhibited at the headquarters of the Mohammed V-Agdal Faculty, these vehicles can reduce energy dependence and allow for overcoming problems related to pollution, the greenhouse effect, and the scarcity of oil reserves. In a statement to MAP, the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training, Lahcen Daoudi, indicated to MAP that this initiative testifies to the young people's eagerness for scientific research, stressing his department's willingness to finance and support young researchers with a view to establishing Morocco as a hub for scientific research and renewable energies. He also noted that the promotion of scientific research, a vector for economic growth and employment, is at the top of the ministry's priorities, with a view to restoring the reputation of Moroccan universities, better integrating into globalisation, and raising Morocco to the rank of great nations in terms of new technologies. For his part, the president of Mohammed V-Agdal University, Wail Benjelloun, noted that this day aims to create synergy between the efforts of different Moroccan universities in the field of scientific research with a view to meeting the challenges inherent in renewable energies and addressing pollution problems. As for Sabonji Abdelhakim, a graduate of the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques (Abdelmalek Essaadi University), he explained that his team developed an ecological car with very low fuel consumption, designed in a water-drop shape to ensure more aerodynamics, adding that this vehicle, created mainly to compete in the international Shell Eco-Marathon competition, in which Morocco was the only Arab-African country to participate, has been the subject of several improvements, notably the addition of a cover chassis ensuring total encapsulation of the vehicle. "We have accumulated great experience in designing low-energy consumption cars," rejoiced Masrour Imane, from the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI), noting that his team was able to develop an ultralight car prototype (45 kg) whose chassis is built of aluminium. For their part, students from Mohammed-V Souissi University presented an electric car named "Tafoukt" with a length of 3.45 m, which consists of high-performance photovoltaic cells that cover its roof. It is entirely autonomous and can recharge itself when stopped when parked in the sun and also while driving with an energy balance and energy management that allows it to maintain its ability to drive. For their part, student engineers from ENSA-Agadir of Ibn Zohr University exhibited "Abchir1", a safe, economical, and ecological car, 100% Moroccan and 100% electric.