In July 1990, 32 North American university teams gathered in Orlando, FL to compete in GM Sunrayce USA, a 1650 mile transcontinental race of solar powered cars. Using only sunlight for power, the cars had to travel through eight states over eleven days before reaching the finish line in Detroit, MI. The prize for the three winners of Sunrayce was an all expenses paid trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia. The WSC is a 1870 mile solar car race across the Australian outback. This event had 36 competitors from around the world, including eleven entries from Japan, eight from the USA, and five from Europe. In total, 62 different solar racing teams competed in the two events in 1990. Both events are described in detail. Vehicle specifications, race results and day-by-day descriptions of how the race developed are provided.


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    Title :

    Solar cars race for the future. Results of the GM Sunrayce USA and the World Solar Challenge


    Additional title:

    Elektrofahrzeuge mit Sonnenbatterie-Entwicklungen für die Zukunft


    Contributors:
    King, R.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Solar Cells ; 31 , 5 ; 395-424


    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    30 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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