Wednesday 16 October 2013

Dutch student team wins solar car race

Sydney - Dutch student team wins solar car race with a distance of 3,000 kilometers from Darwin to Adelaide. Dutch team car from Delft University of Technology was named as the winner Nuon solar car race that followed 38 teams from 22 countries, as reported by the BBC. In the race across Australia's arid regions, Noun entering the finish line in the fastest time of 33.05 hours with top speeds reaching 90 miles per hour. Whereas the second fastest car from Tokai University, Japan with a time of 36 hours. Dutch and Japanese teams competing for the rain to fall on the last 50 kilometers that resulted in the team having to recharge Tokai solar energy. Nuon spokesman said they did calculations in detail so as to reach the finish line despite the interference. "We are delighted, Tokai can not catch us, it rained so hard, much faster than we had anticipated. We are very concerned that if there is a problem. However we finally came out as the winner," said Rune van der Meiden, Nuon team members. Another Dutch team, Twente, followed in third position followed by a team from Stanford, USA, in fourth place. World solar car race called The World Solar Challenge is held every two years. The competition was first held in 1987.

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