Meet The ‘Wind-Powered Car’ Aiming To Break Records, Reach Speeds Over 200 Km/H, And Revolutionize The Automotive Industry

Company Is Developing A Wind-Powered Car That Could Revolutionize The Automotive Industry. The Goal Of The Scientists Is To Break The Record Of 200 Km/H, Set In 2009

In Oceania, a design and technology team is dedicating its efforts to a wind-powered car that, according to them, is capable of reaching speeds over 200 km/h using only wind as the driving force. More precisely, the scientists aim to exceed 202.9 km/h, which was the speed achieved by Richard Jenkins in 2009 with his “Green Bird.” Therefore, what seems to be an innovative project already has successful precedents.

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Researchers Plan To Revolutionize The Industry With A Wind-Powered Car

The goal of the New Zealand researchers is to break the record. The leading company in the wind-powered car project is the Emirates Team New Zealand, well known for its victories in the America’s Cup, the most prestigious sailing competition in the world.

For the company, the greatest challenge is adapting a sailboat to very different aspects of a land surface. The company states that the impasse lies, obviously, in the characteristics of the tires. Tires on a flat salt surface at speeds over 200 km/h are very different from foils in water at a speed of 50 knots per hour.

ETNZ also explains the complexity of the entire process of the wind-powered car. In addition to design characteristics, it is clear that the weather and the condition of the surface the car will travel on will play a crucial role in its performance. Therefore, it is actually necessary to have all favorable factors aligned in order to successfully break a record like this.

Wind-Powered Car Is Being Tested

The researchers are developing a structure with three wheels, an eight-meter-tall rigid sail, and a body entirely made of carbon.

The pilot testing the wind-powered car is Australian sailor Glenn Ashby, an athlete in four distinct types of boats and also a world champion. The location for testing the wind car has not yet been defined, but rumors suggest that the trials will take place in Australia, either at Lake Gairdner in the south of the country or at Lake Lefroy in Western Australia. The final test will be certified by the North America Land Speed Association, which will verify whether the record has been broken or not.

Another Wind-Powered Car Project Has Been Driven By A YouTuber From The Veritasium Channel

YouTuber Derek Muller published a video on his Veritasium channel where he himself drives his wind-powered car, called “Black Bird.” The model does not use any engine for propulsion and even left University of California physics professor Alexander Kusenko astounded and a bit poorer, as he bet R$ 50,000 that the project would not work.

This is because the professor stated that the model could not move faster than the wind propelling it. The model proved otherwise, defying the laws of physics.