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.

“It means the sun will be lower in the sky, rising later, and setting earlier,” said Bridgestone World Solar Challenge ambassador and faculty member, Chris Selwood, in a press release.

In what can only be termed an extreme alternate energy competition, 22 solar powered cars set off across Australia on Sunday, racing from Darwin to Adelaide - a distance of 1,860 miles.

With visions of a more sustainable future, teams from across the globe drive from Darwin to Adelaide in futuristic solar-powered vehicles, in one of the world’s most gruelling innovation and ...

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China produces 85 per cent of the world’s solar cells ... president of Sekisui Solar Film, the new company. The other outstanding challenge is developing the materials to affix the panels ...