The Solutra is the first
solar car 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.
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. 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 is the current
FIA 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,
The Netherlands
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Specifications
See also
* The
Twente One 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.
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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
Pakist ...
External links
SolUtra official page
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Solar car racing
Science and technology in the Netherlands