BIG BLOW
The solar car of the Eindhoven students arrived in Darwin on 5 September. In Darwin, the starting place of the competition, the students of Eindhoven University of Technology will in the coming weeks make the final preparations for the world championship for solar cars.
“The planning was already very tight this year because we chose to develop additional innovations such as autonomous driving. In the coming weeks a lot has to be tested and the transport damage means that even less time remains. The fewer kilometers we can make, the smaller the chance of a reliable car.” says Marije Sesink, PR Manager.
“The roof of the car consists of several solar panels, which in turn consist of separate solar cells. The transport box in which the car was transported probably had such a big blow during transport that one of the beams broke through the sturdy protective cover of the solar panel and caused damage to one of those panels. “