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The 2013 World Solar Challenge was one of a biennial series of solar-powered car races, covering 3,022 km (1,878 mi) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia.
In all, 37 teams competed of which 16 completed the course. There were three classes: Cruiser, Challenge and Adventure. The Cruiser class was won by Eindhoven University of Technology of the Netherlands; the Challenge class by Nuon Solar Team of the Netherlands; and the Adventure class by the Australian Aurora team.
Results tables
editCruiser class
edit| Rank | Team | Country | Distance (km) | Time (hr:mn) | Person Kilometers | External Energy (kWh) | Practicality (%) | Final Score (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 3022 | 40:14 | 9093 | 64.0 | 88.3 | 97.5 |
| 2 | Bochum | Germany | 3022 | 41:38 | 6484 | 63.5 | 87.0 | 93.9 |
| 3 | Sunswift | Australia | 3022 | 38:35 | 3022 | 64.0 | 70.7 | 92.3 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | United States | 3022 | 51:41 | 5454 | 64.0 | 69.3 | 79.2 |
| 5 | Goko HS | Japan | 2288 | 70.7 | ||||
| 6 | Apollo | Taiwan | 1558 | 50.3 | ||||
| 7 | TAFE SA Solar Spirit | Australia | 1469 | 71.7 | ||||
| 8 | University of Calgary | Canada | 719 | 78.0 |
Challenger class
edit| Rank | Team | Country | Distance (km) | Time (hr:mn) | Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuon Solar Team | Netherlands | 3022 | 33:03 | 90.71 |
| 2 | Tokai University | Japan | 3022 | 36:22 | 82.43 |
| 3 | University of Twente | Netherlands | 3022 | 37:38 | 79.67 |
| 4 | Stanford University | United States | 3022 | 39:31 | 75.86 |
| 5 | Solar Energy Racers | Switzerland | 3022 | 40:13 | 74.54 |
| 6 | Punch Powertrain | Belgium | 3022 | 40:28 | 74.08 |
| 7 | Team Arrow | Australia | 3022 | 43:38 | 68.71 |
| 8 | University of Toronto | Canada | 3022 | 45:38 | 65.71 |
| 9 | University of Michigan | United States | 3022 | 45:55 | 65.29 |
| 10 | Onda Solare | Italy | 3022 | 48:25 | 61.92 |
| 11 | University of Western Sydney | Australia | 2891 | ||
| 12 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | Japan | 2564 | ||
| 13 | EAFIT-EPM | Colombia | 2505 | ||
| 14 | Kogakuin University | Japan | 2450 | ||
| 15 | KUST | South Korea | 2013 | ||
| 16 | SunSPEC | Singapore | 1676 | ||
| 17 | Istanbul Technical University (İTU) | Turkey | 1613 | ||
| 18 | ETS | Canada | 1530 | ||
| 19 | Sun Shuttle | China | 1398 | ||
| 20 | Jonkoping University | Sweden | 1301 | ||
| 21 | ITS | Indonesia | 748 | ||
| 22 | UMP | Malaysia | 616 |
Adventure class
edit| Rank | Team | Country | Distance (km) | Time (hr:mn) | Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora | Australia | 3022 | 38:39 | 77.57 |
| 2 | Antakari | Chile | 3022 | 49:31 | 60.54 |
| 3 | Sikat Solar | Philippines | 2487 | ||
| 4 | IVE | Hong Kong | 2105 | ||
| 5 | KAIT | Japan | 1533 | ||
| 6 | Solaris | Turkey | 1481 | ||
| 7 | Mississippi Choctaw HS | United States | 164 |
References
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