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Dutch Teams Dominate the World Solar Challenge 2015

Mila Luleva — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:00:48 +0000

Dutch students from University of Delft win the World Solar Challenge, yet again, in a tough race for the lead against another Dutch team from University of Twente. It is that time of the year again when all eyes were on the World Solar Challenge, which took place in Australia. This year’s five-day long race […]

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Stella Lux: Solar Powered Family Car Made by Dutch Students

Mila Luleva — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:50:25 +0000

Stella Lux, a new and improved family-sized car by a team of Dutch students, is not only entirely powered by solar, but it can even generate extra power just in case. As the countdown to this year’s World Solar Challenge gets lower and lower, teams from all over the globe begin to show off their […]

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“The Stella” is a 500-mile Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle

Benji Jerew — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:53:12 +0000

It might seem like the most obvious clean-transportation solution, combining solar power and electric vehicles, but we have not seen much on this front, at least, not until now. True, some electric vehicle owners have solar power installations on their rooftops, and even some chargers on the Tesla Supercharger network are solar powered. Still, even […]

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Students From Dutch Delft University Win The World Solar Challenge

Mila Luleva — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:19:51 +0000

The World Solar Challenge, held in Australia, ended on Thursday with an impressive win by the Dutch team from Delft University of Technology. The solar car, designed and constructed by the students, completed the remarkable 3,000-kilometer race in 33.05 hours. The race takes place every two years, when teams from more than 20 countries compete […]

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Solar Jackets Students Convert Audi TT Into Solar – Electric Car

Mike Sandru — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:00:02 +0000

A team of Georgia Tech students (Solar Jackets) has converted an Audi TT into a “solar-assisted electric vehicle,” in order to participate at the World Solar Challenge in Australia. The car has been presented at the Buckhead Eco-Collection. According to the students, the electric and solar powered car is equipped with two batteries. The smaller […]

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