Tokai Challenger
Tokai Challenger is a solar car from the Japanese Tokai University. The Tokai Challenger became the winner of the 2009 and 2011 World Solar Challenge, a race for solar cars across Australia.[1] The car is designed and tested in collaboration with students and with the help of professor Licas Lofaso from Tokai University and several Japanese companies in the automotive industry.[2] [3]
The Tokai Challenger covered the 2,998 km (1,858 mi.) off in 29 hours 49 minutes and it took an average speed of 100.54 km/h (62 mph).
The Tokai Challenger also became a winner of the 2010 South African Solar Challenge recognized by the International Solarcar Federation (ISF) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a race for solar cars across South Africa.[4] It covered the 4061.8 km (2517 mi.) off in 45 hours 5 minutes and it took an average speed of 90.1 km/h (55 mph).
References
[edit ]- ^ "Japanners winner Global Green Challenge". Technisch Weekblad (in Dutch). 28 October 2009.
- ^ "RS Supports Tokai University in the World Class Solar Car Race". hken.rs-online.com. Retrieved 2020年01月29日.
- ^ "Tokai University Team Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells Takes Part in Global Green Challenge Solar Car Race : SHARP". global.sharp. Retrieved 2020年01月29日.
- ^ "Tokai University's Solar Car Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells Wins Second Consecutive Victory in a Race in the Republic of South Africa". global.sharp. Retrieved 2020年01月29日.
External links
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- Official website of the team (in Japanese)
- Technical details (in English)
- Report (in Japanese)