Thirty-one teams from across the world will spend the next five days racing solar cars down the middle of the country. But not all of them are expected to cross the finish line.
An Emergency Warning level is in place for Segenhoe, in the Upper Hunter area of NSW. Keep up to date withFrom the Netherlands to Darwin: The Brunel Solar Team has come a long way to take part in the annual World Solar Car challenge.Thirty one teams from around the world will race solar cars across the country over five daysA team of 16 engineers has spent the past 18 months working on their car, building a vehicle they hope can tackle the 3,000 kilometre distance from Darwin to Adelaide.
The challenge, which first took place in 1987, is a display of renewable energy feats, giving spectators an insight into what the future of vehicles may look like. "Some of the cars here have world-class, high efficiency batteries that you don't see on the market yet.
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