Stella Lux, an improved version of a solar powered family car, originally developed in 2013 by a team from
the Eindhoven University of Technology, has hit the ground running.
Stella Lux is made of carbon fiber, aluminum,weights just 375
kg, and features a tunnel that runs through the bottom center of the car
to improve aerodynamic efficiency. On the roof is a 5.8 square
meter array of solar panels to feed the car and charge 15 kWh of onboard
batteries, which charges the car about 1,100 km where
it’s sunny and 1,000 km where it’s not.
Its, pretty comfortable, despite the big tunnel
down the middle, the navigation system is weather sensitiive, able to plan the most efficient route by taking into account
where the most sunlight can be found. it’s energy positive: on average,
the car uses less energy driving than it produces during the day,
This October, Stella Lux will be competing in the the Cruiser Class of
the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge,
Source;km/h.a solar powered car that manages to seat four while generating more energy over the course of the year than it uses to drive.
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