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3000 kilometres across Australia in a self-built solar car

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Ein Teil des knapp 50-köpfigen Teams des Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V.s, alles Studierende, die das solarbetriebene Auto in ihrer Freizeit gebaut haben. Source: Flickr / Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V. / Simon Quinker

Since 1987, resourceful inventors have been crossing the Australian desert from Darwin to Adelaide in their solar-powered cars. They take part in the World Solar Challenge. This year, 40 teams from all over the world were at the start. Among them was Team Sonnenwagen from Aachen. We spoke to student and club chair Lina Schwering, who survived everything well with her team of almost 50 people.


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By Julia Grewe

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Since 1987, resourceful inventors have been crossing the Australian desert from Darwin to Adelaide in their solar-powered cars. They take part in the World Solar Challenge. This year, 40 teams from all over the world were at the start. Among them was Team Sonnenwagen from Aachen. We spoke to student and club chair Lina Schwering, who survived everything well with her team of almost 50 people.



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