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The new Sunswift 7 solar electric car has won the Guinness world speed record after covering 1.000 km on a single charge
The Sunswift 7, the latest solar-powered electric car in a series of electric cars developed by students and faculty at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney (Australia) since 1996, has earned its new title: a place in the Guinness Book of Records after covering a distance of 1.000km only with a “stored” charge, within 12 hours.
The new solar car record recorded a time of 11 hours and 52,08 minutes, which is equivalent to almost 85 km/h. This performance achieved by the vehicle earned it the title of “fastest solar electric car over 1000 km on a single charge”.
The record-breaking solar electric car shows enormous efficiency due to its aerodynamic design, its engines and its very low rolling resistance. In addition, the car weighs 500 kg, less than a Tesla, for example.
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According to Mechanical Engineering student and manager of the team that developed the solar electric car, Andrea Holden, the vehicle's performance left her in "ecstasy" for having achieved a world title in the Guinness Book. For her: "It's very strange to think that we helped make something that is the best in the world." “This world record is validation of the hard work of everyone on the team.”
As for the head of the team, Professor Richard Hopkins, the record reached by the solar electric car shows what can be achieved with the use of natural resources and state-of-the-art technology, despite the fact that the vehicle does not yet have airbags and air conditioning as conventional cars.
The electric car managed to complete 240 laps of the AARC Road Circuit, which is equivalent to a distance greater than the distance between Sydney and Melbourne. The vehicle only stopped to change the driver and to change a tire that went flat of the route.
