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Oct 10, 2023 · 1,511 views

Meet Stella Terra: World's First Solar-Powered Off-Road Car

Meet Stella Terra: World's First Solar-Powered Off-Road Car
Photo: Solar Team Eindhoven via Interesting Engineering

Get ready to be amazed by Stella Terra, the world's first solar-powered off-road vehicle, a creation of the innovative student team at Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT). Built to navigate rough terrains, Stella Terra is way more than your average electric vehicle. With a top speed of 90 mph and a staggering range of 390 miles on a sunny day, this vehicle is truly revolutionizing green technology. "From the suspension to the inverters for the solar panels, we had to design almost everything for Stella Terra ourselves," said Wisse Bos, team manager of Solar Team Eindhoven. Teaming up next for a rigorous 600-mile trip to Morocco this month, the journey will demonstrate this green machine's prowess, proving that even the Sahara desert can't halt the march of such advanced, environmentally friendly tech. If successful, Stella Terra will show that not even the sky is the limit when it comes to emission-free transportation.

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