Dutch team wins World Solar Challenge
The Dutch Nuon team has won the World Solar Challenge which saw teams race solar powered vehicles from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia.
The Dutch car Nuna4 was the first to reach the last control stop in Angle Vale, Adelaide, with those contending for second and third place not expected to reach the last stop until early tomorrow morning. Top contenders for second and third place are the Umicar Infinity car from Belgium’s Umicore Solar Team and the Victorian entrant Aurora 101 respectively.
This is the fourth win for the Dutch team who will continue on to the official finish line Victoria Square for the announcing of the finishing. The team currently hold the record for the 3,000km race with a time of 29 hours and 11 minutes.
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