Faster, Better, Solar: Record-Breaking Student Car May Hit Streets by 2015

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A team of students have built an electric car that will likely hold a key long-distance speed record once it has been certified by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

The car, known as the Sunswift eVe, may even become the first street-legal solar-powered car in the world next year.

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The students, all at the University of New South Wales in Australia, told the Washington Post they hope their record-breaking car will be road ready and certified by 2015

To accomplish that goal, the team has to finish a number of small modifications, adding headlights, dashboards and a new steering wheel. Read more...

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