The world's first solar home car comes out

According to foreign media reports, the world’s first solar car was recently exhibited at Singapore International Energy Week. The four-seater solar home car named "Stella" combines the features of an electric car and a solar car. Solar panels are mounted on the roof of the car and are battery-powered.

The Stella weighs only 380 kilograms, which is twice as light as a typical car. With the aerodynamic design principle, it has less air resistance and is therefore more energy-efficient and more efficient than an average electric car. Once the car is charged once a day, it can drive 800 kilometers during the day and travel three times more than the average electric car. The maximum speed is 120 kilometers per hour. Because it can use solar energy for both driving and stopping, it produces twice as much energy in one year.

Stella is also a smart car with built-in wireless connection technology that can exchange information such as speed and location with other smart cars or monitoring centers to avoid collisions and avoid traffic jams. The concept of Stella came from a group of engineering students from the University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. They completed the design last September. With funding and cooperation from NXP Semiconductors in the Netherlands, they developed the current vehicle in July this year. prototype.

The concept of Stella came from a group of engineering students at the University of Technology in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. They completed the design in September last year. With funding and cooperation from NXP Semiconductors in the Netherlands, the only car currently available in July was developed. prototype. Lex Hoefsloot (22), an Eindhoven University student who participated in the development, said that traditional electric cars have to be recharged regularly, otherwise the travel distance is limited. Traditional solar cars can only carry one or two people, which inspires him and his classmates to think A combination of both family car designs. In the world solar car race held in Australia two weeks ago, Stella completed a six-day 3,000-kilometer race across the Australian outback and won a gold medal in the "Michelin Cruiser Class" project for practical appraisal. It is expected that the vehicle can be mass-produced within five to ten years.