Nuna7 is a solar-powered racing car in the Nuna series built by the Dutch Nuon Solar Team. The team finished first with Nuna7 at the World Solar Challenge 2013, a race of 3000 km through the outback of Australia. The Nuon Solar Team consisted of 16 students of Delft University of Technology.
World Solar Challenge 2013 - New regulations The 2013 regulations had some major changes. All vehicles had to be designed with four wheels, and the driver compartment had to comply with new demands on safety. All teams had to rethink the design of their cars, Nuna7 was built as an asymmetric vehicle
Specifications Nuna 7
Size Length: 4,5 m Width: 1,85 m Height: 1,12 m Mass, without driver 190 kg Driver Minimum 80 kg (using added weights) Number of wheels 4 Solar Cells 391 (Monocrystalline silicon solar cells) Motor CSIRO InWheel Direct Drive Electric engine Battery 21 kg lithium-ion battery Capacity: 5.3 kWhBodyCarbon fiber (textreme) with Twaron (aramidfibre) for parts that need extra driver protection / Titanium rollbarFront wheel suspensionLeading arm suspensionRear wheel suspensionAluminium trailing arm with metal spring+shock absorberFront brakes Custom ceramic brakedisc / Aramid breaklinesRear brakesRegenerative brakeTyres (profiled tyres)Rolling resistance 10 times less than an average carAir resistance 12 times less than an average car. Design by R. Janssen.TelemetryWiFi to support car
See also Nuna main article about the Nuna series of Dutch solar cars Solar car racing List of solar car teams
External links Nuna's