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Solar car hits regional roads

19/09/2024 by The Coonamble Times

Above: The team of students from Western Sydney University with their car, which was the fastest of the Australian cars in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023 from Darwin to Adelaide.

The Western Sydney University (WSU) Solar Team made Coonamble look like a scene from Back to the Future as they presented the Unlimited 5.0, a solar-powered vehicle, to interested onlookers at Coonamble Sportsground on 11 September as part of their 2024 Regional Road Show.

The Unlimited was designed and built by students from WSU - the majority of whom . . .


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