aprnu@feddit.ch to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWorld’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Saharawww.designboom.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareabhibeckert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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-squarenymwit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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.