Solar-Powered Cars to Compete in Harrowing Race Across the Australian Outback

said braka 7:46 AM
A four-passenger, solar-powered car named

"Violet" is driving thousands of miles across Australia. But that trip is just the precursor to a harrowing race that spans the punishing landscape of the country's outback and is open only to vehicles powered by the sun.
The car, which was designed and built by engineering students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), departed Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 20 and will travel about 2,700 miles (4,300 kilometers) to Darwin, on the continent's northern coast. This scenic route allows the team to test the car, and serves as a regional outreach tour, introducing their fellow highway drivers to the car's futuristic design.