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World’s first off-road solar car ‘Stella Terra’ succeeds in cruising from Morocco to the Sahara (www.designboom.com)

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[–] jawa21@startrek.website 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This article is missing some stuff I'd really like to know. How long did this 1,000 km trip take? How often did they have to stop? What was the average range per day? All of the specs that would be great to know are missing here.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, this really overlooks a lot of stuff.

it seems that the solar car’s rear can be expanded for more space inside

The sun is in front of the car, with the rounded body the largest solar panel wouldn't be getting a lot of direct sunlight. Solar panels efficiency is directly linked to the angle of it and the sun. But the writer assumes it's for "space" and not for better solar generation. This level of "journalism" leaves a lot to be desired and feels like a lot of the more important details were overlooked.

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] nymwit@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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.