Another quick update: the following local and international World Solar Challenge teams are now in, or travelling to, Australia (click on the social media icons to find out what they are up to):
Cruiser class – 4 teams (out of 12)
- 11: Bochum University of Applied Sciences (
Germany, SunRiser)
– driving north, and have almost reached Darwin (see their live map)
- 35: University of Minnesota (
USA, Eos)
– touched down at Brisbane airport, and continued to Adelaide
- 40: Solar Team Eindhoven (
Netherlands, Stella Lux)
– in Darwin, with their car (see their photo above)
- 75: University of New South Wales / Sunswift (
Australia, eVe)
– local team
Challenger class – 10 teams (out of 30)
- 2: University of Michigan (
USA, Aurum)
– in Adelaide, blogging regularly
- 3: Nuon Solar Team (
Netherlands, Nuna8)
– in Darwin, and will be posting videos on Ubideo (sadly, for those with Windows phones)
- 8: Punch Powertrain Solar Team (
Belgium, Punch One)
– in Darwin, with their car
- 9: Adelaide University (
Australia, Lumen)
– local team
- 12: Cambridge University (
United Kingdom, Evolution)
– in Adelaide, inspiring schoolchildren
- 13: Western Sydney U Solar Car Project (
Australia, Unlimited)
– local team
- 16: Stanford Solar Car Project (
USA, Arctan)
– in Adelaide, after having done some test drives back home
- 21: Solar Team Twente (
Netherlands, Red One)
– in Darwin, with their car
- 30: Clenergy Team Arrow (
Australia, Arrow1)
– local team
- 77: University of Toronto / Blue Sky (
Canada, Horizon)
– still in transit
Adventure class – 1 team (out of 4)
- 42: TAFE SA (
Australia, Solar Spirit)
– local team