Solar car with room for four, the TU Eindhoven does the

Posted on 04-07-2013 at 21:11 by ricardo – 48 Comments”

The solarjongens and girls at the TU Eindhoven have their family car to the world presented. That single-seater with which their counterparts in Delft, constant prices managed to win in solar energiewedstrijden to Australia, we know by now, it is now time for a family car. Get to know Stella.

The Stella is a remarkably low vehicle, which nevertheless can accommodate up to four adults. The Solar Team Eindhoven has the car built from aluminum and carbon fiber which makes the car weight does not exceed the 380 pounds of true. 60 kg is taken up by the battery pack with a capacity of 6 kWh. The rest of the power? Solar energy, of course.

On the roof of 4.5 metres long an 1.65 metres wide Stella its high-efficiency silicon solar panels, which for nearly half of the required energy. In theory the car would be more energy effective than he consumes. However, it is not so that he can doorkachelen (for now), the car has a maximum range of 600 km.

Wouter van Loon, PR-man of the Solarteam:

“We go there in Australia seventy kilometers per hour drive. According to the calculations consumed Stella than 1.7 KW, the same as an iron. Thus we get a range of over 600 kilometers. We have especially design inserted on comfort and not for speed.”

Why Australia? However, there is from 6 to 13 October, the World Solar Challenge is held. Distance of 3000 km (yes, they are allowed to go so load up). Stella comes from in the Cruiser class, where the emphasis is on the practical sides of cars. More about the layout of this remarkable racing car on Groen7.nl.

The Rest of us have to say: Eindhoven, the gekstuh & kick ass out there in Australia!

Gallery: TU Eindhoven Family car on solar energy

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