Name: Under the Hood of a Solar Race Car
Uploaded: 2021-01-06T18:56:29.000Z
Duration: 9 min 36 s
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The first  fuel-powered automobile  was invented in 1885

who applied for a patent  for his three wheeled,

gasoline-powered Motorwagen  the following year.

like this electric car that was invented in the 1830s,

which had been rolling around  France way back in 1769.

that the world's first  solar-powered vehicle  was demonstrated.

a drivable solar-powered car  was finally unveiled.

Turns out, building a vehicle that's powered by the sun

Or really old carbon, also known as fossil fuel.

But while  commercially available  solar cars

what seems like an impossible piece of technology

And these solar cars  are capable of going faster

What's more, the technology  in today's solar vehicles

could drive us all toward  a cleaner, greener future.

So in this episode, we take  a look under the hood

of one of the world's  fastest solar cars

Like me, you've probably thought of solar cars

Like, a technology  so futuristic and complex

that it feels like  it can't actually exist  in the real world.

It's about 8cm long, just over three inches,

so it's even smaller than that Sunmobile.

But it's got all the same major components.

that converts those photons into electricity.

We actually covered that whole process in detail

in a previous chapter, so check that out.

into mechanical energy, which propels the car.

Now, as long as the car's solar cells are exposed to sunlight,

there's enough power to keep the wheels turning

and yes, it is a very basic demonstration,

it shows how solar cars of the past worked.

So you can see why solar cars of the past

have not been considered a viable option.

Luckily, today's solar cars are a bit more sophisticated.

The solar racers competing in the world Solar Challenge, for example,

don't just use the latest in photovoltaic technology,

in design, engineering  and battery technology.

of the racing team  from Stanford University.

My name is Cori Brendel. I was the team lead

for the 2019 Stanford Solar Car Project cycle.

and throughout  the race preparation time,

I ended up in a kind of  jack-of-all-trades role.

Julia was actually behind the wheel for the 2019 race,

which, unfortunately,  didn't go so well  for the Stanford team.

I think, like, right as we got outside the city,

I remember watching  as they pulled the panel off,

had a disappointing  performance in 2019,

But I think one of the big principles underlying the team

for what we can do with engineering and technology.

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