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Team Tokai wins World Solar Challenge

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Team Tokai from Japan were successfully crowned the winners of the World Solar Car Challenge this week as they arrived in Adelaide at 1.07pm today local time. The 3000km challenge took the team 32 hours and 45 minutes, with their solar powered Tokai Challenger2 car achieving an average speed of 91.54 kilometres per hour.

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Can cars really harness the power of the sun? The Green Piece.

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The 11th annual World Solar Challenge recently drew to a close in Adelaide, Australia (see story), after all 37 participants successfully completed the gruelling 3000km challenge from Darwin to the south coast. As the challenge concludes and the winning team from Japan, Team Tokai celebrate, we decided [.].

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World Solar Car Challenge enters final day

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The final leg of the World Solar Car Challenge is drawing close as the lead cars quickly approach the finish line. Team Tokai from Japan is currently in the lead with around 160 kilometres left to Port Augusta, the final camp site stop before reaching journey’s end in Adelaide. Second placed is currently being held [.].

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Japanese solar car wins Global Green Challenge

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A solar car made by students from Japan’s Tokai University was announced the winner of the 3,000 km Global Green Challenge 2009. The victory by Tokai Challenger is the first by a Japanese team since 1996 when the event was won by Honda Dream II. Honda also won the previous event in 1993.

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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

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Last week’s Global Green Challenge in Australia threw a number of vehicles in the spotlight, after many of the competing vehicles showed amazing eco-credentials. The winner of the challenge was the vehicle judged to have recorded the biggest improvement over its official fuel consumption figure.

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