Red dust, road trains and tornadoes: Why the world solar challenge is a real test
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has been running since 1987, stimulating innovation in electrified motoring. Teams from around the world compete for glory in the single-seater Challenger Class and Multi-Seat Cruiser Class, with a new Explorer Class projected for future events.
Today, teams are typically centred around university engineering departments, providing hands-on engineering education and experience to students while providing a platform for testing technologies that will feature in tomorrow’s EVs. And it is a real test: 3,000 km of challenging Australian roads, red dust, road trains and, as we were warned this morning, tornadoes.