The University of Michigan ’s (U-M) solar car, called the Generation , is a strange beast. A curved, asymmetrically lopsided vehicle that looks more like a motorcycle with a sidecar, the car’s solar panel makes it look like a solar flying carpet on wheels. Even so, the design team is convinced that the Generation is exceptionally well poised to finally win this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a weeklong, 1,800 mile endurance race for solar-powered cars . Read the rest of University of Michigan’s Generation Solar Car to Compete in 1800-Mile World Solar Challenge Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bridgestone World Solar Challenge , energy management , generation , green energy , green technology , News , Photovoltalics , races , Solar cells , solar panels , solar powered cars , university of michigan , world solar challenge
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University of Michigan’s Generation Solar Car to Compete in 1800-Mile World Solar Challenge