Japan loses its sponsored “Panasonic World Solar Challenge(tm)”
Solar-power cars set off across Australian outback
SYDNEY— Twenty-two bug-shaped solar cars designed and built by corporations and universities from around the world set out across the vast, inhospitable Australian outback on Sunday in the eighth World Solar Challenge.
Japan’s Sky Ace Tiga car, from the Ashiya University in Osaka, led off after qualifying fastest.…more…
Saaaa, after spending zillions of yen to obtain the “naming rights” for the race, the results at the end of today don’t look all that great for Japan Inc. The results at the end of Sunday, 25-09-2005 17:00:00
1st Nuna 3
Nuon Solar Team, Netherlands
2nd Momentum
University of Michigan, USA
3rd Sky Ace Tiga
Ashiya University, Japan
This year’s World Solar Challenge sponsored by Japan Panasonic, departed Darwin today to race more than 3,000km across the Australia. The winner should reach Adelaide in less than four days. The teams travel as far as then can each day until 5pm each evening.
Watch the race “live” via GPS and google’s satellite maps here.
For more information visit the official website: Panasonic World Solar Challenge(tm).
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UPDATE: Japan lost!
World Crises | Reuters.com
SYDNEY, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Dutch team Nuon won the eighth World Solar Challenge on Wednesday, piloting their bug-shaped car in record time across the vast, inhospitable Australian outback….
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