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I live in the area and I know some people who know some of the people behind this. My impression is that they're for real. It's not just a marketing pitch or a
by skrebbel 7y ago
I live in the area and I know some people who know some of the people behind this. My impression is that they're for real. It's not just a marketing pitch or a pretty piece of plastic with a fundraiser, they're actually building a proper solar car.
Parts of the team behind it was part of a university challenge team called "Solar Challenge" and won it a few times. They drove that car through Australia the fastest without fuel of charging. That car was ugly and uncomfortable though.
All that said, I strongly doubt they'll ever be able to spin up production. I bet that everybody's best case scenario is they produce a few cars that don't totally suck and kinda/sorta make good on the efficiency / usability claims, and then some automotive bigco acquires them.
- evolve2k 7y agoYou’d be referring to the World Solar Challenge a “biennial road race covering 3,022 km (1,878 mi) through the Australian Outback”. Basically running across Australia North to South. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Solar_Challenge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Solar_Challenge
- skrebbel 7y agoYep, thanks!
- solarkraft 7y agoIt's really cool to see this event spawing a real company. Do you know how the company is financed? What price they're aiming to hit? Have they done market research to figure out whether people actually want a probably very expensive car that is efficient, but not sporty? Does anyone actually need that range (I know I don't)?