The Solutra is the first
solar car
A solar car is a solar vehicle for use on public roads or race tracks. Solar vehicles are electric vehicles that use self-contained solar cells to power themselves fully or partially from sunlight. Solar vehicles typically contain a rechargeable ...
designed by a group of students, the Raedthuys Solar Team, of the
University of Twente
The University of Twente (Dutch: ''Universiteit Twente''; , abbr. ) is a public technical university located in Enschede, Netherlands.
The university has been placed in the top 170 universities in the world by multiple central ranking tables. ...
. It participated in the 8th
World Solar Challenge
The World Solar Challenge (WSC), since 2013 named Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, is an international event for solar powered cars driving 3000 kilometres through the Australian outback.
With the exception of a four-year gap between ...
in 2005 and finished 9th place. Another Dutch team won the race with their car
Nuna
Nuna is the name of a series of manned solar powered race cars that have won the World Solar Challenge in Australia seven times: in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The vehicles are built by students who are part of the "Brunel Sol ...
3.
This
solar car
A solar car is a solar vehicle for use on public roads or race tracks. Solar vehicles are electric vehicles that use self-contained solar cells to power themselves fully or partially from sunlight. Solar vehicles typically contain a rechargeable ...
is the current
FIA
FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), the world's governing body for all forms of motor sport where four or more wheels are used.
Fia or FIA may also refer to: People
* Fia Backst ...
world record holder on the 1 km with a flying start. This record has been set on August 28, 2005, at the Gronausestraat in
Enschede
Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...
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The Netherlands
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Specifications
See also
* The
Twente One
This list of prototype solar-powered cars comprises multiperson, relatively practical vehicles powered completely or significantly by solar cells (Solar panel, panels or Solar array, arrays, mounted on the vehicle) which convert Solar energy, sunl ...
TU car which succeeded the Solutra
* The
Nuna 4 another Dutch solar car that won the 2007 World Solar Challenge.
* The main article about the
Nuna
Nuna is the name of a series of manned solar powered race cars that have won the World Solar Challenge in Australia seven times: in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The vehicles are built by students who are part of the "Brunel Sol ...
series of Dutch solar cars.
*
List of solar car teams
This is a list of solar car racing teams.
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
India
Iran
Italy
Jordan
Japan
Indonesia
Malaysia
Morocco
The Netherlands
Pakista ...
External links
SolUtra official page
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Solar car racing
Science and technology in the Netherlands