This year marks the 30th anniversary of the competition. ALLSPORT/Getty Images Teams in the World Solar Challenge are made up of students who have built their vehicles with their own hands.
Nordlys NTNU is breaking new ground by competing in the World Solar Challenge, a gruelling 3,000-kilometer race across the harsh Australian outback. Known for its unforgiving conditions ...
The Eindhoven University team was once a regular in Australia’s iconic Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a biennial 3,000 km expedition from Darwin to Adelaide, and boasts four wins in the ...
The solar racer spent many hours in the Ford wind tunnel and it paid off with a drag coefficient of just 0.11. The 6 sq meters of solar panels can generate up to 1,200 W to propel the 500 lb car.
Their latest sun runner, the Nuna4, captured the World Solar Challenge in Australia for the fourth year in a row. This year's car is all new to conform to modified regulations that require a more ...
The Innoptus Solar Team has won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a 3,000 km solar car race in Australia. The team's narrow-body vehicle recorded an average speed of 88.2 km/h and was an ...