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Pretty cool. I like the way the students explained the benefits of learning by hands on work rather than in class work. There is also a video at the link with pictures.
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Hot off the heels of a solar plane making the final leg of its journey across the United States, the students behind the Stanford Solar Car Project began the final preparations for their own solar-powered, cross-country journey. They will compete against 46 other teams in the Great Solar Challenge, a 2,000-mile race in the Australian Outback.
Luminos, the official name of the group's solar car, is unlike other electric and solar cars available on the market today. Its sole purpose is to participate in the Great Solar Challenge. All of the vehicles in the race are engineered with victory in mind. Adding in elements that aren't essential to the car would drain unnecessary power and could potentially leave it stranded in the desert.
Wesley Ford, Luminos's team leader, said that more than half of the teams are unable to finish the World Solar Challenge each year.
"Some teams have cars that break down, while others are not able to complete the challenge in the allotted six days of racing," he told ABC News. "Those teams have to use trailers to bring their vehicles to the finish line in Adelaide."
Students Build a Solar Car to Race in the Australian Outback - ABC News
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Hot off the heels of a solar plane making the final leg of its journey across the United States, the students behind the Stanford Solar Car Project began the final preparations for their own solar-powered, cross-country journey. They will compete against 46 other teams in the Great Solar Challenge, a 2,000-mile race in the Australian Outback.
Luminos, the official name of the group's solar car, is unlike other electric and solar cars available on the market today. Its sole purpose is to participate in the Great Solar Challenge. All of the vehicles in the race are engineered with victory in mind. Adding in elements that aren't essential to the car would drain unnecessary power and could potentially leave it stranded in the desert.
Wesley Ford, Luminos's team leader, said that more than half of the teams are unable to finish the World Solar Challenge each year.
"Some teams have cars that break down, while others are not able to complete the challenge in the allotted six days of racing," he told ABC News. "Those teams have to use trailers to bring their vehicles to the finish line in Adelaide."
Students Build a Solar Car to Race in the Australian Outback - ABC News
