Solar Team Eindhoven is ready for this year’s challenge: prove that cars can be a part of the energy transition solution instead of being the problem. Solar Team Eindhoven’s first family solar car named Stella, built-in 2013 proved that solar vehicles could be fossil fuel independent. This year the team expands its vision to take on mobility as a whole.
TU Eindhoven Solar Team's Stella
They have committed themselves to prove that cars can be more than just a means of transportation. This has resulted in a new solar car design that takes another step in energy-efficient mobility and moves towards a future where life is powered by the sun.
Since last September, the 26 students have been working full time on designing the fourth solar-powered family car of Solar Team Eindhoven. The team is continuously working on the challenges they encounter; difficulties caused both by striving for their own goal to develop innovative features and the new regulations imposed by the Cruiser Class of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The Challenge will cover the same distance, but instead of permission to charge every night, the participants may only charge at two stops. This means that solar-powered family cars have to cover a distance of 1200 km on a single charge. Also, the practicality score will determine half of the final score of the competing teams. These changes in the regulations and the new concept for the solar car make it an exciting and promising year for the team.
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The team’s vision and the requirements have resulted in a final design, making them ready for production! Solar Team Eindhoven started their production on the 1st of March at their new production location at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). The BIC is a brand-new community where innovative high-tech companies and organizations join forces, which makes it a unique collaboration. For the first time since the foundation of Solar Team Eindhoven in 2012, the solar car will be produced entirely in Eindhoven, opening up many team opportunities.
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On the fourth of July 2019, Solar Team Eindhoven will present their new solar car. But before we get there, there is still much to do. Unexpected challenges await the team, which they are motivated to overcome to achieve their set goals. In the coming months, they will work hard to present an innovative solution for the energy transition and defend their world title in Australia. To make this possible, the team is looking for sponsors and has started a crowdfunding campaign. For the same amount of money you spend on refueling your car once, you could contribute to a future where you’d never have to.
Solar Team TU Eindhoven Wins World Solar Challenge
20-10-2019
Adelaide, October 20, 2019 – Solar Team Eindhoven from the Eindhoven University of Technology has won the first prize in the Cruiser Class of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) for the fourth time in a row. We completed the more than 3,000-kilometer drive from Darwin to Adelaide with all team's highest efficiency scores. Also, on the solar car assessment by a professional jury yesterday, we scored 93.1 points.
This makes us the consecutive winner of all Cruiser Class editions since it was founded in 2013. The class was introduced in 2013 to bridge the gap between the well-known World Solar Challenge and cars' use in daily life. The new type was meant to close that gap, and the innovations from the World Solar Challenge find their way into the automotive sector. In the Cruiser Class, not necessarily the fastest car wins, but the one that excels in efficiency, comfort, design, and innovations.
Solar Car: Highest Score For Efficiency And Innovation
We achieved a total score of 103.9 points, 111.7 points for efficiency, and 93.1 for comfort and innovations. After we crossed the finish line on Friday at 11.30 a.m. (local time), we presented the practical utility, support, and technical innovations on Saturday to a jury, including Tesla and Lightyear. The practicality is essential because it weighs equally heavily as the efficiency score. With unique features such as autonomously chasing the sun and solar energy sharing with other electric cars, Solar Team Eindhoven, with its four-person solar car, Stella Era, achieved great success.
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