aprnu@feddit.ch to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWorld’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Saharawww.designboom.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down17cross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.worksmechanical_engineering@lemmy.world
arrow-up1277arrow-down1external-linkWorld’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Saharawww.designboom.comaprnu@feddit.ch to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.worksmechanical_engineering@lemmy.world
minus-squareabhibeckert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoPretty sure it didn’t take long - it has a top speed of 145km/h or 90mph. Although some of the roads they took were pretty rough and might not be much faster than walking speed at times even in a gas powered car.
minus-squarenymwitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoIt took a month. The guardian article on this made the rounds a month or two ago. You just can’t get enough via solar to run continuously. It has a big battery for sure. Charging rate is just super low. Edit: please excuse me. 1.5 weeks, not a month.
Pretty sure it didn’t take long - it has a top speed of 145km/h or 90mph.
Although some of the roads they took were pretty rough and might not be much faster than walking speed at times even in a gas powered car.
It took a month. The guardian article on this made the rounds a month or two ago. You just can’t get enough via solar to run continuously. It has a big battery for sure. Charging rate is just super low.
Edit: please excuse me. 1.5 weeks, not a month.