News tagged with world solar challenge

Japanese Team Tokai wins the 3,021 km 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Japanese Tokai University Solar Car Team has won the Veolia World Solar Challenge, a 3,021 kilometer race between tiny cars relying on mostly solar power. Running between Darwin, a remote ...

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created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 32 | with audio podcast report

Countdown: America's No. 1 solar car ready to race the world

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a cutting-edge solar car, an advanced strategy and an intrepid 16-student race crew, the University of Michigan's national champion solar car team is ready for the upcoming World Solar ...

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created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Powered by the sun, Stanford ingenuity

On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Stanford Solar Car Project officially unveils Xenith, a solar-powered vehicle two years in the making that boasts several industry-leading technological innovations. The team will ...

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created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Solar car Quantum to tour Michigan in the ultimate road test

The national champion solar car team will soon put its 2011 car and crew to the toughest test before the October World Solar Challenge. On Saturday, the University of Michigan team will embark on a 1,000-mile, ...

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japanese car wins World Solar Challenge in Australia (w/ Video)

A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race through Australia's desert Outback.

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