Tokai University crossed the finish line first in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge (WSC) on Thursday 20^th October at 1:07pm Darwin time. Supported by Panasonic’s  HIT®^*1 solar cells boasting the world’s highest level^*2 of energy conversion rate, as well as high-capacity lithium-ion batteries Tokai took 32 […]

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As unofficial day 3 leader Team Tokai charged across the South Australian border, Tokai are preparing to spend their first night in South Australia in Marryat Creek, 1825 kilometres south of Darwin, having passed through Kulgera Control […]

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First bushfires and now two massive road trains some eight metres wide are making their way north along the Stuart Highway. Drivers and their support crews are finding life on the road of the Veolia World Solar Challenge is far […]

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What can I say? It’s been an extraordinary 3 days! Meeting the Tokai University team and seeing how this cutting edge technology works inside their solar car, the ‘Challenger 2’, has been an incredible experience. They are the only team in the WSC (World Solar Challenge) to be using this […]

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