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The
events below are either established, or advertised as forthcoming
attractions. Please click on the logos or hyperlinks for more
information.
AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE
CANADIAN SOLAR DISCOVERY CHALLENGE
DELL
WINSTON SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE
JAPANESE WORLD SOLAR RALLY
THE "LONDON TO BRIGHTON SOLAR CAR RUN" (DISCONTINUED)
LBSCR
- LONDON
INFORMATION
LBSCR
- BRIGHTON
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE
PHAETHON GREEK SOLAR RACE
TAIWAN
WORLD SOLAR RALLY 2006
WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE
WSC
- ABOUT DARWIN, AUSTRALIA
WSC
- ABOUT ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
The
teams below are either established, or considering competing in any of the
attractions above. Please click on the hyperlinks for more
information. Remember, it's not the winning that matters, it's
taking part. Whatever car or result your team produces, simply
taking part will be rewarding in terms of learning, achievement and fun.
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ORGANISATION
A-Z
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CAR'S
NAME
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TEAM
NAME
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Aristotle
Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios
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Helios
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Faculty
of Engineering
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team - USA
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team
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Auburn
University
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Sol
of Auburn
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Sol
of Auburn
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Aurora
Team, Australia
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Aurora
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Aurora
Vehicle Association
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Bochum
Solar Car Team
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Das
SolarCar der Fachhochschule
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California
Poly S University
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SLO
Burn Sidewinder
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San
Luis Obispo
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Clarkson
Uni Solar Car Team, USA
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The
Solar Knights
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Delft
University - Holland
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NUNA
I & II
2003
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Dell
Winston School
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The
Hunter
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Solar
Car Challenge
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Desert
Rose, Northern Territory Uni
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FUJI
DESERT ROSE
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Drexel
SunDragon Home Page
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École
de technologie supérieure Quebec
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Eclipse
V (5)
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Éclipse
Vehicular Solaire
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École
Polytechnique de Montréal
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Esteban
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Eko-Auto
Poland
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Eko-Auto
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Electron
Analytic Corporation
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Dark
Horse
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EAC
Skunkworks
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George
Washington University
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George
Washington Uni Solar Car
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Georgia
Institute of Technology
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Solar
Jackets
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Solar
Jackets
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Heliodet,
Germany
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Heliodet
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Heliodet,
Solar Car Team
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Helios
- Lille, France
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Hélios IV
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Hautes
Etudes d'Ingénieur
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Honda
Car Company
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Honda
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Illinois
State University
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Surya,
Ratha, Mercury
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Illinois
State University
Team
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Iowa
State University
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Fusion
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Team
PrISUm
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Jonasun
Japan
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Orbit
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Solar
Car Paviion
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Kansas
State University
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Paragon
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Solar
Car Racing Team
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Los
Altos Academy of Engineering
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Los
Altos Solar Car Team
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Tesseract
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MIT
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McGill
University
Monteal, Canada
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iSun
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Team
iSun
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McMaster
University
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Phoenix
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McMaster
Uni
Solar Car Project
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Messiah
College
Grantham, Penns
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Genesis
II
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Genesis
II Solar Racing Team
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Michigan
State University
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Solar
Racing Team
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Michigan
Technological University
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Solar
Car Team
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Minnesota
S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni
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Minnesota
Solar
Car Team
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North
Dakota State University
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The
Double Deuce
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Sunsetters
- Solar Race Team
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Northwestern
University
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N'Uvation
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Northwestern
University
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Nuon
Solar Team, Netherlands
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Nuon
3
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Het
Nuon Solar Team
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Osaka
Sangyo University, Japan
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OSU
model S
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Solar
Car Team
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Prairie
View A&M University
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Solaris
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Sun
Panthers
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Principia
College
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RA
6
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Principia
College
Solar Car Team
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Purdue
University
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SPOT
2
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Purdue
University
Solar Racing
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Queen's
University Canada
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Radiance
Gemini
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Queen's
Solar Vehicle Team
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Red
River College
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Red
River Raycer
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Red
River College Solar
Car Team
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Rice
University
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Rice
University
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Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
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Rose-Hulman
Solar Car Team
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Southern
Illinois Uni Edwardsville
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Cougar
Cruiser
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Southern
Illinois University
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South
Bank University, UK
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Mad
Dog
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South
Bank Mad Dog Team
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South
Dakota School Mines & Tech
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Solar
Motion
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South
Dakota Solar Motion Team
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Southern
Taiwan University Tech
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Southern
Taiwan Solar Team
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Stanford
University
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Solstice
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Stanford
Solar Car Project
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Tamagawa
University - Japan
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Tamagawa
Solar Challenge Project
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Team
Futura, Italy
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FUTURA
2
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Team
Futura
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Team
SunLake - Japan
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Phaethon
model
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Team
SunLake TOYOBO
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Texas
A&M University
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Columbia
Sunraycer
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Texas
A&M
Motorsports Team
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The
Power of One
- Toronto
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Xof1
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The
Xof1 solar car team
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Tufts
University
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ANNE
E. B. II
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Nerd
Girls
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University
of Alberta
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University
of Alberta Team
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University
of Arizona
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Drifter
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Solar
Racing Team
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University
of Calgary
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UC
Calgary
Solar Car Team
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University
of California-Berkeley
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CalSol
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California
Calsol Team
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University
of Kansas
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Solution,
CATalyst
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KSU
Solar Car Racing Team
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University
of Kentucky
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Gato
del Sol II
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Solar
Car Team
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University
of Massachusetts
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Spirit
of Mass 413
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Lowell
Solar Racing Team
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University
of Michigan
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Momentum
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University
of Michigan
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University
of Minnesota
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Borealis
III
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U
of M Solar Vehicle Project
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University
of Missouri
- Columbia
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Suntiger
VI
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The
Mizzou Solar Car Project
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University
of Missouri -
Rolla
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Solar
Miner V
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Solar
Minor Car Team
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University
of North Dakota
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Subzero
3
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Team
SubZero
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University
of Ontario Institute of Tech
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UOI
Solar Vehicle Team
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Uni
of New South Wales SCR Team
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UNSW
Sunswift III
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New
South Wales SCR Team
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University
of Patras, Hermes
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Solar
Car Team
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University
of Pennsylvania
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Keystone
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Penn
Solar Racing
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University
of Queensland
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Sunshark
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Queensland
Solar Team
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University
of South Australia
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Ned
KELLY
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SA
Solar Car Consortium
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University
of Texas at Austin
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Solar
Steer
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Solar
Vehicles Team
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University
of Texas at El Paso
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Solraycers
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University
of Toronto
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Blue
Sky
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Blue
Sky Solar Racing
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University
of Toulouse
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Heliotrope
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Heliotrope
Solar Car Team
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University
of Utah
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Vehicle
Design Team Utah
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University
of Virginia
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UVa
Solar Car Team
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University
of Waterloo
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Midnight
Sun VIII
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Midnight
Sun Solar Race Team
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University
of Western Ontario
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Sunstang
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Sunstang
USP
Solar Car Team
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USP
Solar Car Team
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USP
Solar Car Team
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Western
Michigan University
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Sunseeker
05
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W
Michigan Solar Car Team
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Yale
University
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The
John Lee
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Team
Lux
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A
dream can make all the difference under the sun - when a bunch of high
school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher (Halle Berry),
attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their
own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar
Challenge in Australia. One of my favourites
SOLAR
CAR RACING EVENT A - Z
It's
about time we had an EV compatible with battery or hydrogen fuel cell
technology. The Ecostar DC50 by Bluebird Marine Systems Ltd may well be
the vehicle that changes all that from 2015.
ECOSTAR
DC50 CITY SPORTS CAR STATISTICS
The
vehicle is a two seat sports city car featuring cartridge refueling,
as follows:
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ECOSTAR
DC50 - WEIGHT
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KERB
WEIGHT
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550
KG
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GROSS
WEIGHT
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700
KG
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ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
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MOTORS
QTY 2
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33.5
hp each (50kW)
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BATTERY
CARTRIDGE
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62kW/hr
(3.6vx200ah x 24)
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MAXIMUM
POWER
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67
HP
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TRANSMISSION
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TBA
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SUSPENSION
SYSTEM
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FRONT
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Double
wishbone independent - rubber suspension
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REAR
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Trailing
arm independent - rubber suspension
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BRAKES
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FRONT
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Ventilated
discs
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REAR
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Hub
shoes
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SEATING
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CAPACITY
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2
people
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TYRES
|
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TYRE
SIZE
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185/55R13
(tubeless) eco tyres
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DIMENSIONS
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OVERALL
LENGTH
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2600
mm
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OVERALL
WIDTH
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1510
mm
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OVERALL
HEIGHT
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990 mm = 1.48 m2
frontal area x Cd .25
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WHEEL
BASE
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1800
mm
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TRACK(FRONT)
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1330
mm
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TRACK(REAR)
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1360
mm
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MINIMUM
TURNING RADIUS
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5.0
M
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GROUND
CLEARANCE
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165
mm
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PERFORMANCE
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RANGE
AT FULL CHARGE
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350
km (@ ave speed 60 kph)
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MAXIMUM
SPEED
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120
kph
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100%
BATTERY CHARGING PERIOD
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30-
60 seconds
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The
Blue Bird World Cup Trophy is to be awarded to the winner of the
Cannonball International ZEV series - from 2015
OFFICIAL
ROUTES
Australia
- Darwin to Adelaide
Brazil
- Boa Vista to Rio de Janeiro
Canada
- Vancouver to Quebec
China
- Ai
Hui
Qu to Shenzen
Europe
- France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden - and more to come
India
- Amritsar to Nagercoil
Japan
- Aomori to Kagoshima
Russia
- Murmansk to Bolshoy Sochi
South
Africa - Cape Town to
Louis Trichardt
UK
- Lands End to John o'Groats
LINKS:
http://www.familyonabike.org/other%20info%20pages/awards.html
http://www.endtoenders.co.uk/
https://maps.google.com/
VAUXHALL
AMPERA endurance ev attempt 2010_ampera_e-revs
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_27-5-2010-12-26-15
http://www.formaplex.com/news/formaplex-launches-electric-car-world-record-attempt/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/racing-green-endurance-srzero-electric-car-to-make-16-000-mile-t/
http://www.rideacrossbritain.com/packages/end-to-end/
http://www.discoveradventure.com/challenges/land-s-end-to-john-o-groats-cycle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End_to_John_o%27_Groats
Healthier
alternative tastes for adventure capitalists
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