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Watch out, coppers! It's a solar car, Code Xof1

Sep 5th 2008 10:56AM - 3 Comments

Is it a secret image taken in Area 51 of a spacefaring vehicle? Has the Mothership come for all of us? Or is it just the aerodynamic slipperiness of the Xof1 (Power of 1) solar powered car? It's the latter, but that didn't stop someone up in Alaska ...

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Xof1 solar car team victims of theft in New Orleans

Apr 29th 2009 7:55AM - 8 Comments

Marcelo da Luz and his team, world record holders for the furthest distance traveled in a solar-powered car, have had their share of ups and downs on their journey across North America in the Xof1 (Power of One) solar car. At one point, the car was ...

Solar-powered Power of 1 (Xof1) sets new distance record

Nov 3rd 2008 9:40AM - 2 Comments

Way back in 2006, we spoke with Marcelo da Luz about his ambitious project to drive a solar car farther than anyone had ever driven one, about 14,000 kilometers across North America. This past weekend, he reached his goal up in Victoria, British ...

Xof1 (Power of One) solar car sets new distance record, reaches LA

Mar 20th 2009 7:58AM - 0 Comments

We've kept you informed about the progress of the Xof1, also known as "The Power of 1," since the vehicle left Buffalo, NY last June (remember the UFO incident?). The original plan was to go from Buffalo, NY to Inuvik, NT (up in the Artic Circle) ...

Wired NextFest Report: Xof1 aims to set world distance solar record

Oct 2nd 2006 7:43PM - 0 Comments

Marcelo da Luz is a kind and unassuming man with huge ambitions. He has his sights set on establishing a world distance record for a solar vehicle. That is why he started the Power of 1 (Xof1) project. Marcelo is not an engineer or a scientist, ...

Power of 1 solar car starts stability tests

Nov 17th 2006 9:10AM - 0 Comments

It's not liking watching a Corvette ZO6 carve up the slalom course, but the solar-powered Xof1 started stability testing at Flamboro Speedway this week. The Power of 1 project is the brainchild of Marcelo da Luz. The goal is to set a ...

Wired NextFest Report: Overview

Sep 30th 2006 6:21PM - 0 Comments

Just got back from NextFest. Dubbed Wired's version of a new world's fair, NextFest brought together more than 130 exhibitors bearing new technologies in a plethora of fields from all over the globe. Given that it's being held just 3 short subway ...

Wired NextFest Report: Wrap-up and more advanced vehicles

Oct 3rd 2006 8:14AM - 0 Comments

(Editor's note: to read the rest of Derrick's NextFest coverage, click here) Overall, Wired's NextFest certainly wasn't the Paris Motor Show, nor was it meant to be. Instead, it was a gathering of new technologies in many different fields. On the ...


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