THE UKZN School of Engineering’s Solar Car, Hulamin, underwent a test drive on what used to be the runway at the Old Durban Airport, recently.This was the team's last test drive in preparation for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge which takes place in Australia from 18 to 25 October.
Hulamin is the culmination of hard-work and dedication from some of UKZN’s best engineering students, and represents innovative and energy efficient engineering design, promoting green energy for the future.
Over the past two years, the ambitious team has worked to enhance Hulamin with one goal in mind – to prepare it to qualify as an entrant in the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The car is set to make history as this is the first year the race will see an entrant from Africa.
The race will see teams travel a distance of 3000 kilometres from the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory to Adelaide in South Australia. The UKZN solar car team is one of 47 teams from 25 countries around the world. Hulamin will be entered in the Challenger class – four wheels (widely considered the primary racing class).
Solar Car Project leaders, Miss Kirsty Veale and Dr Clint Bemont said the team is extremely excited about the race.
