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Solar Cars hope that rain will stop soon

30 September 2014 By Alan Straton

The Sasol Solar Challenge is coming to Port Elizabeth to-morrow when 11 local and international solar racing cars teams will pass through Port Elizabeth en-route from Pretoria to Cape Town, fuelled only by sunlight.   Ranked as one of the top global events of its kind, the Sasol Solar Challenge demonstrates the sophistication and power of solar technology. After months of hard work, teams will come together showcasing their innovative car designs and sophisticated engineering systems, with the … [Read more...] about Solar Cars hope that rain will stop soon

R4000.00 Odd a Kilometre to Circumnavigate South Africa

3 September 2012 By Alan Straton

VWSA-NMMU Solar Car Team

With an insured value of R2 Million the NMMU Solar Car will challenge international and local teams in the Sasol Solar Challenge, an epic two-week country wide endurance challenge between specially engineered solar powered vehicles. Teams design and build their own innovative vehicles, which they put to the test travelling 5400 km across some of the most demanding terrain South Africa has to offer. Starting on 18 September from the CSIR Pretoria, 5 drivers and support crew in four vehicles … [Read more...] about R4000.00 Odd a Kilometre to Circumnavigate South Africa

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