AVENIR 2001
Science and technology
Esteban
Science and technology
Esteban
We’ve not heard the last of Esteban! This convincing ambassador for solar energy, on a clear and sunny day, can reach a maximum speed of 125km/h and climb the steepest of slopes. The solar car, designed by the Société technique du véhicule solaire at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, has participated in several inter-university races and will tackle the World Solar Challenge in Australia this fall. The construction of Esteban, undertaken by some fifty students with a craving for excellence and a desire to create the best car possible, began in December 1999 and continued in successive stages until last April. Its builders want it to be more than a simple race car but also an ecological car symbolizing the harmful effects of fossil fuels.
Esteban
Science and technology
Esteban
Esteban