Two more teams have crossed finish of timing in Angle Vale this afternoon in the Veolia World Solar Challenge. The second team from Japan, Ashiya at 4.19pm were fourth to cross ahead of team Twente (5th) from the Netherlands at […]

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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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A northerly wind is buffeting the leaders of the Veolia World Solar Challenge in a race that now spans from the tail end just south of Tennant Creek to the front runners in Coober Pedy.

Team Tokai from Japan reached […]

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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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Panasonic Corporation has announced it will support the defending champions from Tokai University in their quest to be back to back winners of the World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia.

The Japanese university team will embark on the intense 3,000 kilometre journey through central Australia – one of the […]

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