World Solar Challenge

Greenem World Solar Challenge: Traveling at the Speed of Light Do solar-powered cars travel with the speed of light? Contestants of the biannual World Solar Challenge will try to do just that! Which team will take the lead? 1877 miles Start, Darwin Katherine Tennant Creek Alice Springs Coober Pedy Port Augusta. Finish, Adelaide An average car would burn 40 gallons of fuel covering this distance Participating Dutch universities UNIVERSITEIT TUDelft TU/e technische universiteit TWENTE. eindhoven Delft University of Technology The "Quiet achiever" (1983) was the world's first solar race car with a top speed of a jaw-dropping 14 mph Winners 1993 1996 2007 2009 2009 2011 Team Honda Team Honda Ashiya University OSU Solar Car Project Tokai University Tokai University 2001 2003 2005 Alpha Centauri Team / Nuon Solar Team / Nuon Solar Team / TU Delft 2007 Nuon Solar Team/ TU Delft TU Delft TU Delft 1987 general Motors Dutch Team Nuna (TU Delft) is the all-time champion with four 1990 Engineering College of Biel wins and two runner-up spots (2009 & 2011) Solar race cars use one-twentieth the energy of fossil fuel powered cars Average speed (O Winners over the years miles 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 year '87 '90 '93 '96 99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 Seemingly contradictory, it is more efficient for solar cars to drive faster during cloudy weather. That way they reach sunny weather more quickly. In 2011 only 7 out of 38 teams made it to the finish line due to forest fires, stormy weather conditions and various crashes. 20 percent of global CO2 emissions are generated by traffic The Solar Challenge shows us the road to a greener future. Greenem The green comparison site