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Xof1 solar car team victims of theft in New Orleans

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 even mistaken for a flying saucer with little green men aboard. Sadly, after making it all the way to New Orleans, Louisiana, driver Marcelo da Luz was robbed of passports, laptops, credit cards, cash, a digital camera and a portable hard drive. The loot was removed from the crew's support van, ... Read more →

Wired NextFest Report: Wrap-up and more advanced vehicles Derrick Y. Noh

(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 ...

Wired NextFest Report: Xof1 aims to set world distance solar record Derrick Y. Noh

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) ...

Xof1 solar car team victims of theft in New Orleans 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 even mistaken for a flying saucer with little ...

Wired NextFest Report: Wrap-up and more advanced vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

(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 positive side, I'd say that if there was any ...

Wired NextFest Report: Xof1 aims to set world distance solar record 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

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, however, at this point he should be considered an ...


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