The design philosophy behind the car incorporates a\u00a0balance between aerodynamic, aesthetic, and practical design. “We wanted to\u00a0inspire people with our car. We wanted to make a car people will like in terms of design and that they will see themselves driving in the future.”<\/p>\n
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By participating at the\u00a0World Solar Challenge 2017<\/a>\u00a0the team hopes to inspire as many people as possible to contribute to a more sustainable future. “Our ultimate goal is winning the Challenge but we also want to inspire others to make a difference\u00a0with sustainable transport.”<\/p>\n The team is going to compete in the\u00a0Cruiser Class<\/a>\u00a0where the winner will be selected on the basis of both energy efficiency and practicality. “The team which carries the most people using the least amount of energy per person will win. But practicality also matters here – for example, if the car is with aesthetic design or not.”<\/p>\n Although this is his first time at the World Solar Challenge, Gubbels said he and his team did not have worries that something could get wrong. “One issue we had was that our car was delayed. It arrived almost a month later than planned, so we did not have enough time to test it for another 3000km. But we\u00a0tested it last weekend as if it was the real challenge, we tested many scenarios, and everything went well.” World Solar Challenge 2017 The Challenge has three Classes which the participating teams can enter:\u00a0The Challenger Class<\/a>,\u00a0The Adventure Class<\/a>, and\u00a0The Cruiser Class<\/a>, in which Solar Team Eindhoven will compete. The Cruiser Class\u00a0is focused on solar cars designed for practicality and acceptance in a given market segment. The teams which participate in the Cruiser Class aim to change the way people think about what they drive and what fuels they use.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Challenge continues for eight days and the participants have to drive from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. There\u00a0are mandatory checkpoints where the\u00a0drivers\u00a0change and the team managers can update themselves with the latest information on the weather\u00a0and their position in the field.<\/p>\n The World Solar Challenge begins on 8 October and ends on 15 October. We will\u00a0be following it and updating you with the latest information\u00a0about the performance of Stella Vie and Solar Team Eindhoven.<\/p>\n Photos:\u00a0TU Eindhoven, Bart van Overbeeke.<\/em><\/p>\n Driving 3000 kilometers through the Australian desert in a car solely powered by\u00a0sunlight – this is what Solar Team Eindhoven is\u00a0setting\u00a0forth in less than three days. 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\nEvery two years the World Solar Challenge welcomes some of the brightest young people from around the world with the aim to address the imperatives of sustainable transport. It offers them the opportunity to design and build an ultra-efficient electric vehicle, bring it to Australia, and prove their concepts in a 3000km-journey through the Australian desert.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/archive.ioplus.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Solar-Team-Eindhoven4.jpg\")
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