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Porsche assists German team in the toughest race for solar-powered vehicles
Research project for an emission-free solar-powered racing car at RWTH Aachen University
Stuttgart
. The “Sonnenwagen” team from RWTH Aachen University is the only German team this year to be taking part in the “Challenger Class” in the toughest race for solar-powered vehicles.
For the next three days, the Sonnenwagen team’s futuristic-looking solar-powered vehicle will be on display in the Nürburgring Boulevard. The 30th “Bridgestone World Solar Challenge” will take place in Australia from October 8 to 15. The race covers 3,022 kilometres along the Stuart Highway through the Australian Outback from Darwin to Adelaide.
Andreas Haffner had the following to say: “We want to play an active role in shaping the future of the sports car. To do so, we need exactly this kind of young people, full of courage and pioneering spirit, and who are willing to break the mould. These are values that are also firmly rooted in our company culture.” At the invitation of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer, Hendrick Löbberding, first chairman of the Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V. association, and his core team have already visited
The first time the team visited the
“Just like us, the Aachen students will be pushed to the absolute limit when developing their racing car. The key issues surrounding lightweight construction, cooling, efficiency, powerful electric drive and aerodynamics correspond with the requirements of our Le Mans victor, the 919 Hybrid”, explains Andreas Seidl, Team Principal of the
You can follow the progress of the project on the Aachen-based team’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sonnenwagen. For information about the race, visit the official homepage of the World Solar Challenge: www.worldsolarchallenge.org/.
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7/13/2017
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