Tag Archives: Solar_car
Japanese Team wins World Solar Car Race in Australia
October 21, 2011Proving to the world just how transport-friendly solar-powered vehicles can get, a Japanese team from Tokai University, near Tokyo recently won the World Solar Car Race from the northern city of Darwin to the southern city of Adelaide. The race … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Japan, Race, Solar_car | Leave a commentFirst solar-powered car from UAE uncovered in Dubai
June 7, 2011UAE is known to earn its bread and butter from oil. It’s only natural for us to pop open our mouths in surprise when these entrepreneurs of the fossil-fuel industry begin switching over to greener alternative energy sources. Just recently, … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Car, Solar_car, Solar_Powered, UAE | Leave a commentCentaurus II – The solar car by University of Minnesota
May 6, 2010It’s a plane! It’s a space ship! Hell no! It’s the Centaurus II! This streamlined, weird-but-fast looking vehicle designed and developed by University of Minnesota is solar powered! And yeah, it’s as fast as it looks. The Centaurus II will … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Solar_car, Solar_Power | Leave a commentSolar powered XOF1 drives over a frozen Arctic Ocean
April 14, 2010We’ve heard of the XOF1’s adventures before. Well, this solar powered flying-saucer-lookalike car has jumped yet another hurdle on its solar powered journey. Driver and project leader, Marcelo da Luz, drove across the treacherously frozen Arctic Ocean on a biting … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Solar_car, Solar_Power | Leave a commentTokai Challenger car is all set to zoom with Sharp’s solar cells
September 8, 2009Construction on Tokai University’s solar car that is equipped with Sharp’s solar cells has been completed. It boasts of highest level of conversion energy in the world. This car will be used in the solar race which is one of … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Sharp, Solar_car, Solar_cells | Leave a commentEndeavour- solar car that uses half the power of a kettle
July 10, 2009The students of Cambridge University have developed a solar powered racing car that consumes half the power of a kettle. This car, calledEndeavour will make an appearance at the 3,000km race across the Australia. This solar marvel runs at 60lmp … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Endeavour, Solar_car | Leave a comment