Solar car race kicks off 30th anniversary with a fresh challenge

Its a special moment in the history of clean energy: the 30th anniversary World Solar Challenge has begun. A total of 42 solar-powered cars (the largest field to date) left Darwin, Australia on October 8th to travel roughly 1,880 miles to Adelaide. The race officially lasts a week, but its likely going to end considerably sooner for the front-runners — the world record holders, Tokai University, took just under 30 hours in 2009. As it is, technical hiccups knocked out several c…..
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