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Solar car from Cambridge University unveiled

Competition for the 2009 edition of the World Solar Challenge is shaping up to be somewhat formidable as the Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team reveals the craft they're bringing to the party in Australia this October. Although its "Bethany" nickname may lack the cache that the MIT entrant, "Eleanor," carries, its abilities should not be underestimated. Combining a 98 per cent efficient in-wheel motor with 6m2 of the highest efficiency silicon solar cells in an aerodynamic carbon fiber package, it can cruise at 60 mph using the ... Read more →

MIT unveils "Eleanor" 2009 World Solar Challenge competitor Sam Abuelsamid

The World Solar Challenge is back for its tenth outing across the wilds of Australia this October. Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the only ones to have competed in every ...

Panasonic World Solar Challenge 20th anniversary - October 21-28, 2007 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Solar-powered transportation owes a great deal to the participants of races and contests such as the World Solar Challenge in Australia. Starting in 1987, this biennial event covers a 3,000-kilometer ...

The Sinag solar car is unveiled in the Philippines Jeremy Korzeniewski

Using a body of carbon fiber, Kevlar and epoxy swathed over a honeycomb core, the Sinag solar car, a first for the Philippines, is set to enter the 20th World Solar Challenge in Australia in October. ...

Detroit Auto Show: Michigan solar team building new car under slower rules Mike Magda

click on the above image to view the photo gallery of the team exhibit Solar cars are going too fast! I stopped by the University of Michigan solar racer exhibit at the Detroit Auto Show and ...

Ecofest Report: University of Toronto Blue Sky Solar Racing 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The University of Toronto's Blue Sky Solar Racing program began in 1997. Now with over 100 student members, they're in the process of developing their third solar race car which should be ready for the 2007 World Solar Challenge. For Ecofest 2006, they brought their 2nd generation vehicle which is ...

Tigergen Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solar Car Project from Missouri 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Undergrads at the University of Missouri-Columbia are hard at work putting together a hydrogen fuel cell solar vehicle that will compete in the 2007 World Solar Challenge. That’s about as green as it gets. The SunTiger team’s website is still focused on the team’s performance at ...


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