Australian scientists to fit Tesla with printed solar panels in 15,000-kilometer test ride
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/21/tech/tesla-solar-energy-climate-intl/index.html
Author: Reuters
Scientists in Australia are using printed solar panels to power a Tesla on a 15,100-kilometer (9,400-mile) journey that will begin in September 2022, in the hopes of getting the public to think about what they can do to help combat climate change. The Charge Around Australia project will use 18 of the team's printed plastic solar panels, each 18 meters (59 feet) long, to power a Tesla electric car, which will be rolled out beside the vehicle to soak up sunshine when it needs to be charged. The University of Newcastle team will be testing not only the panels' longevity but also their potential performance in other applications, according to Paul Dastoor, the developer of the printed solar panels. "This is actually an ideal test bed to give us information about how we would go about using and powering technology in other remote locations, for example, in space," Dastoor told Reuters in the town of Gosforth, north of Sydney.