Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert

Students from the Eindhoven University of Technology have successfully driven the 'world's first offroad solar car' through Morocco.

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 60 words · Thomas Rose

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It was an incredible trip with a positive ending.

I havent seen anyone do that yet, said mobility expert and TU/e professor Maarten Steinbuch.

Perhaps the most promising example comes from aptly named Lightyear, a startup which also hails from TU/e.

Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert

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Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

a solar-powered car driving down a mountain pass in morocco

a solar car parked next to a lake in morocco

students welcome arrival of solar car at the Sahara desert

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