Dutch Students Unveil Four-Passenger Solar-Powered Car

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Reposted with permission from Gigaom.

Will we ever be able to live in a world powered by the sun? Solar Team Eindhoven, made up of students from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, has solved a crucial part of going solar: a solar-powered car that comfortably seats a family of four.

Named Stella after the Latin word for “star,” the proof-of-concept vehicle comes equipped with solar cells that actually collect more energy than is used by the car’s engine, sharing surplus solar energy back to the power grid. The car’s development began just last September, and the group of 22 students across multiple disciplines of the Eindhoven University of Technology built the solar-powered car from the ground up in only six months.

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