Full-scale model of the Nuna car
Copyright: ESA - P. Nielsen
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A Nuna car full-scale model on display drew much attention at K2001, the world's biggest trade fair for plastics and rubber, October-November 2001. The Dutch Alpha Centuri Team used many materials originating from space in constructing one of the most efficient solar vehicles ever build. This high-tech racer Nuna uses lightweight materials such as carbon fibres, synthetic resin and foam plastics in around one third of the total car. The aerodynamics and the technology used to join plastics were first used for space vehicles re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. High performance solar cells pushed the car up to 160 kilometres per hour in the 3010 kilometre solar-race through Australia which took place in November 2001.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
