The toughest solar car race–3,022 km powered exclusively by the sun
The Vattenfall Solar Team from Holland had bad luck with their Nuna at the end. With only 263 km lest to the finish line in Adelaide, the car went up in flames.
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/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "The Vattenfall Solar Team from Holland had bad luck with their Nuna at the end. With only 263 km lest to the finish line in Adelaide, the car went up in flames.")
