29Oct/091
WSC, day 5
So we're currently driving south between the South Australia border and Coober Pedy. We've had a few problems with the array... it's theoretical maximum is 1360 watts at noon, we expected around 1200, and for the first three days we couldn't get more than 600. Now it's closer to 900, but that's still much less than we were hoping for. Our break even speed is about 56kph.
So currently we're in fourth place of the Silicon class. We're also in last place, in terms of cars that have made the checkpoints on time without trailering their cars. Some of the Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) cars have already finished.
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Solarcar!
Rock
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November 2nd, 2009 - 13:16
I would like to humbly point out a typo in the captions. It should read: Solarcar, rocks
Seriously, you guys are amazing. It’s a pity about the freaky physics of PV materials but Omfgazsd;f you crossed a continent in a car you built yourselves on nothing but energy from the sun! Enjoy your vacations and I look forward to seeing you all back next quarter!