SA's solar car challenge gets under way
The futuristic solar-powered cars were built by students from all over the world‚ including teams from South African universities and high schools. The Sasol solar car challenge between Pretoria and Cape Town got under way on Saturday morning.The challenge takes place over eight days‚ covering more than 2‚000km‚ with some teams clocking as much as 4‚000km on option loops on the routes. The aim is to cover as much distance as possible powered by the African sun.The first stop is Kroonstad on Saturday evening.The futuristic solar-powered cars were built by students from all over the world‚ including teams from South African universities and high schools.The solar cars typically weigh around 200kg and come up to knee height‚ with the distinctive solar panel arrays wrapped over the top of the vehicle. Each solar car has a single driver‚ and the vehicles are built for optimum aerodynamic efficiency.One local team from North-West University took to the hot tarmac on Saturday morning despite an accident on the racetrack during scrutineering this week.TMG Digital ..
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