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Camden
With the hills stopping the sun, we drove NRMA Sunswift II several kilometres up the road to get better sun, but we could not find a good spot. Stopped just over an hour later just before Bookam to tilt the array and charge the batteries. After charging for an hour and a half we continued...Another sunny day!
Another sunny day! We used the early morning sun to charge the batteries to a good level and set off. We ran the car at a constant 60 km/hour all day similar to yesterday. The car ran flawlessly all day and it ran very well in the hilly country between Wagga Wagga and Gundagai. We stopped for the...100 km/hour
This morning there was little or no cloud, so we managed a good early morning charge. Set off into the hilly country between Crystal Brook and Renmark at 60 km/hour. Going down a hill, less than 1 hour from Crystal Brook, Peta had the car up to 100 km/hour (a new Sunswift speed record). NRMA...293kms
After a pleasant evening with the Thompson's we started off to another cloudy day, however around midday the cloud thinned somewhat and we were able to run the car (at 30kms/hour) and charge the batteries. Finished the day with 293kms under our belt at Crystal Brook under scattered cloud and set up...Very cloudy weather again today
Very cloudy weather again today (unfortunately a recurring theme), we charged the batteries all morning and set off at 1pm. Travelling at an average speed of 30kms/hour along the flats and up to 70kms/hour downhill. Due to the shocking weather we completed only 150kms for today. Stopped 28kms from...Rain...
We set off at 6.40am to still more very cloudy weather, which broke into patchy clouds and direct sunlight between 10am and 11am. The car travelled at an average of 50kms/hour during this time. However after leaving Ceduna the weather deteriorated to cloudy, windy and rainy. Several Willy Willies...Yalata
Tilted the array before sunrise for the early morning charge. The weather remained heavily overcast until midday. The Lithium Ion batteries are working fantastically, especially since we have been relying on them heavily due to the clouds. As soon as the sun came out from the clouds the NRMA...Madura Pass
Very Cloudy weather today, with several hours of rain. We confirmed the NRMA Sunswift II was waterproof. The car ran flawlessly all day with no problems at all, but we ran it at 30-40kms/hour on average all day due to little or no sunlight. The wheel motor was run all day with no hassles...520kms
Started charging the batteries from the first minutes of sunrise and set off at 7.50. Started off using the wheel motor, but due to temperature worries this was changed to the T-Flux motor. Several times the chain broke on the rear wheel but this was changed quickly. The car traversed a set of...[ 26 results ]
