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SolarWorld GT Solar powered car started in Australia to circle around the world
Solar car by SolarWorld AG and Bochum University of
Applied Sciences will cover more than 30,000 kilometers
driven only by the power of the sun.
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Solar-powered car SolarWorld GT
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SolarWorld AG
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Driven by the sun power
only, the
solar-powered car SolarWorld GT set out in
Darwin/Australia to go once around the world. In a
year’s time, the SolarWorld GT is expected back in
Australia. For the first time in the history of the
motor car, a vehicle will travel once around the
entire globe just with the help of an electric motor
and solar power that is independent in energy terms.
The SolarWorld GT will be propelled by the power of
the sun. The car with integrated solar cells was
developed by SolarWorld AG, a leading supplier of
solar power products, in conjunction with the Bochum
University of Applied Sciences. The two-seater has
the dimensions of a conventional passenger car. The
circumnavigation of our planet is designed to
demonstrate how efficient and suitable for everyday
driving sustainable mobility is under real-life
conditions.
“The SolarWorld GT is an ambassador for
solar
mobility. It manages completely without fuel and
additional power,“ explains Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank
Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG. “In
future, millions of vehicles will be operated
electrically. They will not all have their own power
plant on board like the SolarWorld GT, but they can
be recharged at home with a SunCarport or the solar
power plant on your own roof.” After the
first leg of the trip in Australia, the journey will
continue to New Zealand. Subsequently, SolarWorld GT
will cross several countries in the continents of North
America, North Africa, Europe and Asia. After covering
34,000 kilometers and crossing the equator twice, the
journey will end in Australia again after one year. “We
want to show that the vision of a solar world can become
reality in the near future. What is more, the journey
around the world will inspire many people to think about
sustainable energy supply in all other spheres of life
as well,” adds Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank Asbeck.
The SolarWorld Group and
Bochum University of Applied Sciences have already been
developing solar vehicles for demonstration purposes
since 2006. Before the SolarWorld GT, some 30 young
Bochum engineers built the Solar Racer SolarWorld No. 1.
This has by now gained victory in many races all over
the world. While the SolarWorld No. 1 was designed for
speed, the SolarWorld GT is expected to prove successful
over the long distance. If the circling of the world
succeeds, the car would establish several world records
at the same time. It would also receive the accolade for
the longest distance ever covered by a solar car.
SolarWorld AG will report regularly about this trip
around the world and the events along the way.
For further information please go to:
www.solarworld-gt.de
For further information contact:
Press Office:
SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 24
53175 Bonn / Germany
Tel.: +49 228 55920-400
Email: presse(at)solarworld(dot)de
Internet:
www.solarworld.de
Source
SolarWorld AG
Article Reference : 020184
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