World Solar Challenge 2001
Appearance
The 2001 World Solar Challenge was one of a biennial series of solar-powered car races, covering about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia. The winner was a Nuna "Alpha Centauri" car built by Nuon of the Netherlands.
Results
Rank | Team | Car Name | Country | Speed (km/h) |
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1 | Delft University of Technology | Nuna - Alpha Centauri | Netherlands | 91.81 |
2 | Aurora Vehicle Association | Aurora | Australia | 90.26 |
3 | University of Michigan | M-Pulse | United States | 87.37 |
4 | University of Missouri-Rolla | Solar Miner III | United States | 79.45 |
5 | Queens University | Mirage | Canada | 78.45 |
6 | University of Tamagawa | White Dolphin | Japan | 76.12 |
7 | Lake Tuggeranong College | Spirit of Canberra | Australia | 73.81 |
8 | Northern Territory University | Desert Rose | Australia | 73.36 |
9 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | Golden Eagle | Japan | 72.14 |
10 | Solar Motions | SOMO | United States | 70.35 |
11 | University of New South Wales | Sunswift 2 | Australia | 68.89 |
12 | University of Tamagawa | Dolphin | Japan | 68.08 |
13 | Tokai University | Tokai Spirit | Japan | 67.59 |
14 | University of Toronto | Faust | Canada | 67.47 |
15 | University of Waterloo | Midnight Sun VI | Canada | 67.45 |
16 | South Bank University | Mad Dog 3 | England | 63.83 |
17 | Ashiya University | Sky Ace Tiga | Japan | 62.05 |
18 | AGU Solar Car Project | AGU Aglaia | Japan | 61.98 |
19 | Tokyo Salesian Polytechnic | Ikuei Neo II | Japan | 61.86 |
20 | Helios | Helios2-001 | France | 61.26 |
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20020613175609/http://www.wsc.org.au/Results/2001/final.solar