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Motoring

2022 SASOL SOLAR

CHALLENGE

Striving to ignite curiosity and a

love for science and engineering

in our younger generation

ow in its 14th year, the South African Sasol Solar Challenge
was back in full force this year. Among the nine teams
that participated was a group of high school learners that
Nmanaged to surpass their goal of covering 1 000km by
more than 200km.
World Solar Challenge that has been held in Australia since 1987. Now
The Sasol Solar Challenge entails conceptualising, designing and run and owned by a firm of experienced events professionals based
building a car that is able to cover large distances using sunlight in Centurion, this event has over the years attracted participants
that is converted to solar power. This ticks all the boxes for students from Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands
both at school and university level, in that it requires the practical and Turkey, and has often included the top global solar racing teams.
application of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics) principles. The eight-day event this year took place from 9-16 September.
Starting from the Carnival City Casino in Brakpan, the 2022 route
Sasol started sponsoring the event in 2012, four years after it began, to the finish line at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town went through
and has continued to do so to encourage further development in five provinces and 18 towns that included Trompsburg, Willowmore,
solar technology. The challenge was inspired by the Bridgestone Kirkwood, Jeffreys Bay, Riversdale and Caledon. The vehicles were

Agoria from Belgium

WINNERS OF THE 2022
SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE
First place Challenger Class – Brunel Solar Team (4 228.2 km) –
winners for four consecutive years

Second place Challenger Class – Agoria Solar Team (4 189.9 km)
– first time participants that also achieved the longest day
distance of 609.4km

Local champions and winners of the Best African Team Award as
well as Third place in the Challenger Class – Tshwane University
of Technology Solar Team (2 767.4 km). Nominated to compete in
the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

www.solarchallenge.org.za
Brunel from the Netherlands

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