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Motoring

ow in its 14th year, the encourage further development in
South African Sasol Solar solar technology. The challenge was
Challenge was back in full inspired by the Bridgestone World
Nforce this year. Among Solar Challenge that has been held
the nine teams that participated in Australia since 1987. Now run
and owned by a firm of experienced
was a group of high school learners
2022 SASOL that managed to surpass their goal events professionals based in
Centurion, this event has over the
of covering 1000km by more than
years attracted participants from
200km.
Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Poland,
The Sasol Solar Challenge entails
Belgium, The Netherlands and
SOLAR CHALLENGE conceptualising, designing and Turkey, and has often included the
building a car that is able to cover
top global solar racing teams.
large distances using sunlight that is
converted to solar power. This ticks
The eight-day event this year took
all the boxes for students both at
place from 9 – 16 September.
school and university level, in that
it requires the practical application Starting from the Carnival City
Casino in Brakpan, the 2022 route to
of STEM (science, technology, the finish line at the V&A Waterfront
engineering, and mathematics) in Cape Town went through five
principles. provinces and 18 towns that
included Trompsburg, Willowmore,
Sasol started sponsoring the event Kirkwood, Jeffreys Bay, Riversdale
in 2012, four years after it began, and Caledon. The vehicles were
and has continued to do so to required to use the public roads,

1st place: Brunel Solar Team

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