Chch solar car to race in Australia

Published: 8:23PM Tuesday January 16, 2007 Source: One News

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Beach goers are not the only ones welcoming the return of the sun this week.

A little bit of sunshine means that three determined Christchurch engineers will be able to test run a prototype of their new brainchild.

Their solar car is capable of more than 120kph on the open road and is a contender for this year's 3000-km world solar challenge from Darwin to Adelaide.

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