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| Class | cruiser |
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| Length x Width x Height | 4.09 m x 1.60 m x 1.335 m |
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| Weight | 260 kg (without drivers) |
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| Array | gallium arsenide solar cells |
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| Motor |
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| Wheels |
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| Chassis |
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| Budget |
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This car was responsible for beating MS VII's Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Solar Electric Vehicle by circumnavigating the world. They traveled a total of 29,753 km after WSC 2011, and finished in December 2012.
Aerodynamics
| Frontal Area | 1.71 m2 |
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| Drag Coefficient | 0.137 |
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Note: They seem to have obtained various drag coefficients depending on how these were computed.
| Method | Drag Coefficient |
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| Simuation FlowWorks | 0.16 |
| Simulation StarCCM+ | 0.137 |
| Wind tunnel (model) | 0.137 |
| Wind tunnel (Audi-Windkanalzentrum) | 0.137 |
| Top Speed | 120 km/h |
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| Average Power Consumption |
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| Range | 275 km (without solar, using their normal pack) @ 50 km/h
400 km (without solar, using the extended range pack) |
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Array
| Cells | Azur Space gallium arsenide |
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| Efficiency | 29.2% |
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| Modules |
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| Cells | 994 |
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| Area | 3 m2 |
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| Power | 875 W |
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They had their array encapsulated by Gochermann Solar Technology.
Battery Pack
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| Weight | 50 kg |
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So there's actually 2 numbers floating around online for the size of their battery pack. This is because they had 1 pack for competing in WSC, and then increased their battery capacity for their Guinness World Record attempt.