Monday, January 17, 2011

Australian students develop solar car record speed of 87 km

 Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 17, according to British media reports, recently, by the Australian College research team's solar car to 54 miles (about 87 kilometers) an hour to break the Guinness World Record.

reported, this car solar car is almost required to rely only on the energy of the toaster, ran out of the 54 miles per hour, creating a new world record.

Zheliang solar car from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, students research and development, vehicle weight 55 pounds to rely on a 400-power silicon battery as a power source. The size of vehicles similar to ordinary family car, but its carbon fiber frame to ensure its weight is only one-tenth of the average car.

It is reported that the development of the whole car cost about £ 175,000, the day of the test driver from the Tesla electric car company's professional drivers Jenson Button and Craig.

the project leader Daniel Friedman said the move is to be able to lead people to solar and renewable energy technologies of interest.

The previous record
General Motors by the United States to create a solar car to 49 mph.

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